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Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel was Germany's first female chancellor from 2005 to 2021.
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Merkel awarded Sinti and Roma civic prize
The chancellor's prize money will go to Roma youth network ternYpe and Gruenbau, an integration project in Dortmund.
Merkel empathizes with struggling culture sector
Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised artists that cultural life will be a part of any reopening steps after lockdown.
Opinion: Basic freedoms are not privileges
Should people who've been vaccinated be granted freedoms?
Annalena Baerbock urges hard line on Russia, China
The Greens candidate for the German chancellery, Annalena Baerbock, has outlined several foreign policy goals.
Angela Merkel defends lobbying for Wirecard
The chancellor has appeared at a parliamentary inquiry to defend her lobbying on behalf of the disgraced firm Wirecard.
Who could succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor?
Three parties have fielded a candidate to succeed Angela Merkel.
Germany: Markus Söder backs Armin Laschet for chancellor
Söder, who leads the CDU's sister party in Bavaria, had until now been a contender to fight for the chancellorship.
CDU party officials back Laschet as chancellor candidate
Armin Laschet has won the support of the CDU party board in a late night vote.
Untangling the German election process
DW breaks down the ins-and-outs of the Bundestag election as Germany heads to the polls on September 26.
Germany mourns 80,000 COVID dead
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told relatives of COVID-19 victims that they are not alone in their suffering.
AfricaLink on Air – 16 April 2021
Germany rejects mediating in Cameroon's bloody conflict
Germany and France agree on climate cooperation with China
Germany's chancellor spoke to the presidents of China and France as the US climate envoy met his Chinese counterpart.
Germany, France, Ukraine urge Russia to withdraw troops
The leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine have urged Russia to withdraw troops
Angela Merkel gets AstraZeneca vaccine
The German chancellor always said she would wait her turn to be vaccinated, and that moment arrived in Berlin on Friday.
World leaders getting their COVID shots — in pictures
Now that Angela Merkel has been vaccinated, here's an overview of those who've gotten their coronavirus shots so far.
Inside Europe: 16.04.2021
Turkey finds itself in the middle of the latest Russia-Ukraine flare-up — Who could succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor? — Bosnians protest their government's poor handling of the COVID pandemic — Britain's royal family mourns the death of Prince Philip — and more!
Germany, US urge Russia to pull back troops near Ukraine
Angela Merkel and Joe Biden discussed Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the coronavirus pandemic in a phone call.
CDU/CSU split in search for Merkel's successor
Each party supports its own leader as chancellor candidate. The alliance's long-term prospects are in the balance.
Johnson & Johnson begins COVID vaccine shipments to EU
The US-based company is sending 50 million single-shot vaccines to the European bloc over the next few months.
Laschet and Söder pitch themselves as Merkel's successors
The Merkel loyalist Armin Laschet and Bavarian leader Markus Söder are both ready to run for Germany's chancellorship.
German government's new COVID powers, explained
Will it make a difference when the German federal government takes over from the states in managing the pandemic?
Germany urges Russia to reduce troops near Ukraine
Germany and Russia discussed concerns about tensions between pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian forces.
Coronavirus: Merkel backs short national lockdown
A spokesperson for the chancellor noted that Germany's health care system is under growing pressure.
Germany's far-right AfD searching for new momentum
Recent state election results suggest the popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany may have hit a ceiling.
German politicians call for uniform COVID measures
Germany's interior minister and his successor as Bavaria's state premier want an end to patchwork restrictions.
Germany has let me down on COVID-19
Elliot Douglas
The smugness felt a year ago by some immigrants in Germany is very much a thing of the past.
Merkel, Macron, Putin discuss Sputnik V vaccine
The three leaders talked about issues of global security as well as the possibility of authorizing the Sputnik vaccine.
World leaders back plan to prepare for next pandemic
Global leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, want to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
Merkel vows to take tough action on COVID
Facing mounting criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her patience with state leaders is wearing thin.
German states must do more to fight virus, Merkel says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged federal states to do more to curb COVID-19 infections as cases rise.
EU and US similar, but split on China, Merkel says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel made the comments after US President Joe Biden joined a summit of EU leaders.
Inside Europe: 25.03.2021
Angela Merkel urges vigilance after Easter U-turn — Bristol protests against proposed new UK police powers turn violent — Rights groups raise concerns about rising levels of police brutality in Greece — Cruise industry set to sail again with strict anti-COVID measures — Dumpster-diving sisters highlight Germany's food waste issue.
Merkel urges vigilance after Easter U-turn
The German chancellor addressed the German parliament after rejecting calls for a vote of no-confidence.
Merkel's U-turn 'necessary'
Karl Lauterbach, an epidemiologist and lawmaker for Germany's Social Democrats, speaks to DW's Michaela Küfner.
Germany mulls nixing foreign vacations
The German government said it is looking into the possibility of putting a stop to foreign vacations.
German government is in free fall
Jens Thurau
After Angela Merkel announced a U-turn on the Easter shutdown, Jens Thurau warns the chancellor has lost her way.
Merkel backtracks on Easter lockdown after uproar
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her conservative party are under attack over anti-coronavirus measures.
Angela Merkel forces unity to fight COVID
German politicians find it more difficult to agree on anti-COVID measures as they move into election campaign mode.
Germany imposes strict lockdown over Easter
"We are in a new pandemic" due to the spread of virus variants, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Germany's COVID rate exceeds critical 100 in 100,000
The significant increase is likely to dominate top discussions on COVID-19 restrictions scheduled for Monday.
Biden’s migration dilemma reminiscent of Merkel's
Carolina Chimoy
The migrants on the southern US border need help. So do the countries they come from.
Merkel, state leaders agree plan to jump-start vaccine drive
Germany will begin allowing family doctors and general practitioners to administer coronavirus vaccines.
Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats at a crossroads
Marcel Fürstenau
After historically bad results at state polls, Germany’s conservatives must repair their image, says Marcel Fürstenau.
Troubled times for Angela Merkel's CDU
Does the end of Merkel's chancellorship mean the decline of her CDU? Has Germany embraced the Greens as its new center?
Syrian refugees find a safe haven in Germany
No other European country has taken in as many Syrian refugees as Germany.
Greens are jubilant, Merkel's CDU suffers defeat
The conservatives will find it hard to gloss-over their poor performance ahead of national elections later this year.
Merkel's CDU takes a hit in regional elections
The Christian Democrats have lost ground in two crucial state elections in Germany.
Mandatory medical masks leave no room for individual style
DW’s Marcel Fürstenau misses the days when we could wear whichever masks we fancied.
First states vote in major German election year
The outcomes could have an impact on parties' national standing ahead of September's election to replace Angela Merkel.
Merkel bloc seeks to tidy mess as mask scandal widens
Lawmakers were given a Friday deadline to prove they didn't pocket profits from face mask sales.
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