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Peter Altmaier
Peter Altmaier is Peter Altmaier is Economics Minister in Angela Merkel's cabinet,
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Top Merkel aide says AfD 'profiting from press coverage'
Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier has slammed the press for giving the right-wing nationalists too big a platform.
'We need progress on the ground in Syria'
German Chancellery Minister and Refugee Coordinator Peter Altmaier (CDU) spoke to DW's Hans Brandt.
Germany mulls ban on Turkish politicians
Chancellery Head Peter Altmaier has said Germany would be legally entitled to ban Turkish politicians from campaigning.
New head of German foreign intelligence service
The chancellor's office has named Bruno Kahl as the new head of Germany's foreign intelligence service.
Call to 'double deportations' from Germany
The refugee coordinator of the German government has called on the states to deport more failed asylum-seekers.
Asking questions on your behalf: Conflict Zone highlights
World leaders and top politicians enter the Conflict Zone every week. Tim Sebastian takes us back to the highlights.
Criminal refugees to be deported
The German government intends to allow the deportations of delinquent refugees to third countries.
Has the German press turned on Merkel over refugee policy?
Angela Merkel's press in Germany has worsened even more rapidly after the assaults on New Year's Eve in Cologne.
Peter Altmaier: Crisis? What crisis?
"Europe is in better shape today than it was ten years ago," Angela Merkel's Chancellery Minister and refugee coordinator Peter Altmaier told DW's Conflict Zone. Is it really?
Peter Altmaier on Conflict Zone
"Europe is in better shape today than it was ten years ago," Merkel's Chancellery Minister Peter Altmaier told DW.
Trading blame for refugee bottleneck
Germany's states say the government is slowing down asylum procedures. Critics say a lot of bureaucracy could be cut.
Germany's fast-tracked deportations hit trouble
Germany is trying to speed up deportations, creating the prospect of ugly scenes at airports as people resist.
German refugee coordinator optimistic
The ongoing refugee crisis could result in a stronger Germany, the country's new coordinator for refugees says.
Lammert urges parliamentary oversight in NSA investigation
Lammert criticizes a government proposal to appoint its own external officers with access to NSA search terms.
SPD, opposition ramp up pressure over BND allegations
Chancellor Merkel's coalition partners are upping the pressure over allegations about the BND's activities.
Altmaier: 'We must succeed'
Germany’s environment minister has emphasized the need for a global agreement aimed at stopping climate change during the UN climate conference in Warsaw. But Germany’s international climate credentials are slipping.
Gorleben over, for now
The Bundestag has agreed to allow a commission of experts to launch a search for a new nuclear waste disposal site. The law ends radioactive transports to the controversial site in Gorleben for the time being.
Germany to cap renewables surcharge
Germany is to introduce a cap on the surcharge consumers are forced to pay their electricity bills to finance a move from the use of fossil fuels to renewables. The move follows a major increase at the start of 2013.
Merkel: atomic waste to stay in Germany
The German chancellor has said the country is to dispose of its nuclear waste within its own borders. The announcement came after her environment minister denied a report that the government planned to export it.
Altmaier on atomic 'nonsense'
Germany's environment minister has come out swinging after a newspaper report suggested the government was planning to export nuclear waste. The minister called the story "the greatest nonsense I have ever heard."
Skeptical of success
Will Doha drop the sea level by even a millimeter? The German environment minister thinks not.
Altmaier's Doha climate call
Peter Altmaier has addressed the UN's world climate conference in Doha, just a day before the difficult talks conclude. He said a deal was needed, lest some delegates found their houses under rising seas.
Gorleben on electoral ice
Germany's environment minister has said that exploration work on perhaps turning the nuclear waste storage facility at Gorleben into a permanent facility will be halted at least until next year's federal elections.
To frack or not to frack?
Germany's environment minister has called for wider public debate on gas extraction through the practice of fracking. Opponents fear it could have environmental consequences.
Greens claim energy injustice
In a report commissioned by the Green party, expert Gunnar Harms has warned that energy companies may be over-charging private households by as much as three billion euros.
The Energy Renewer - Environment Minister Peter Altmaier
Deutschland will 2022 aus der Kernkraft aussteigen; setzt auf alternative Energien. Doch die Energiewende geht viel zu schleppend voran. Das muss nun auch die Regierung bekennen. Seit einigen Monaten hat die Energiewende ein neues Gesicht: Peter Altmaier von der CDU ist seitdem Umweltminister. Er will nun in Sachen Energiewende aufs Tempo drücken, weiß aber auch, dass das nicht einfach wird.
The Energy Renewer - Environment Minister Peter Altmaier
Deutschland will 2022 aus der Kernkraft aussteigen; setzt auf alternative Energien. Doch die Energiewende geht viel zu schleppend voran. Das muss nun auch die Regierung bekennen. Seit einigen Monaten hat die Energiewende ein neues Gesicht: Peter Altmaier von der CDU ist seitdem Umweltminister. Er will nun in Sachen Energiewende aufs Tempo drücken, weiß aber auch, dass das nicht einfach wird.
A minister's energy doubts
Germany's environment minister has admitted that the government faces an uphill climb if it is to achieve the targets it has set out for reducing carbon emissions while simultaneously stopping nuclear energy production.
Nuclear power
Merkel's cabinet is to consider extending its phase-out of nuclear power plants by 28 years.
Energy subsidies
The German government has proposed a law that would sharply reduce subsidies for solar energy.
Bad Human Rights Record?
The EU is not doing enough to help countries cope with African refugees, human rights groups say.
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