Merkel wants to follow Kohl

Turkish tensions with Germany

Ties between Germany and Turkey have become increasingly strained of late, as Berlin struggles to strike a balance between pressure to criticize President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism, and maintaining good relations with the

Coalition of broken promises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has paid a hefty price to end months of political deadlock and seal a coalition deal between her conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD), but has weeks to go before forming a government. Merkel‘s Christian

Strategies for a Grand Coalition

With formal negotiations imminent on forming a new government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are meeting on Thursday to plan their strategy for the tough talks ahead. Berlin (dpa) - The SPD is

Serving in a caretaker capacity

A majority of the German population believe that Chancellor Angela Merkel will not see out the current parliamentary term that ends in 2021, despite ongoing talks to breathe new life into the grand coalition that has ruled for the past four years.

SPD votes on Merkel talks

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are considering a call from the centre-left party's leadership to launch talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel and end the nation's political gridlock following September's election. Berlin (dpa) - SPD leader Martin

Germany votes for weedkiller

Germany's agriculture minister voted against the government line in an EU vote over a controversial weedkiller, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, as she faces pressure from her potential coalition partners to fire him. Berlin (dpa) - "This did

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IOC publishes code against manipulation in sports

Berlin (dpa) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published a first code to prevent manipulation of sports competitions.The IOC said the code, which was approved last week at IOC executive board meetings, is to be binding for all sports

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Hamburg (dpa) - Hamburg‘s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games has been boosted by the city being awarded the 2017 amateur boxing world championships.The executive committee of the amateur boxing governing body AIBA announced Hamburg as

FIS fears loss of traditional events at Olympics

Szklarska Poreba, Poland (dpa) - The World Ski Federation (FIS) fears that a number of traditional events could be lost from future Olympic Games, governing body president Gian Franco Kasper said Tuesday.One of the ski jumping hills, distance races

Hamburg Olympic bid boosted by amateur boxing

2ND LEAD Hamburg 2024 Olympics cheaper than London

Hamburg (dpa) - Olympic Games in Hamburg would cost 11.2 billion euros (12.6 billion dollars) if the northern German port city is elected 2024 host, mayor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.The governing senate presented its estimate at a news conference

1ST LEAD Hamburg 2024 Olympics cheaper than London