Noah Barkin

Merkel says euro members must be prepared to cede sovereignty

August 24, 2021 at 1:21 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that euro zone members must be prepared to cede control over certain policy domains to European institutions if the bloc...

Analysis: Don’t underestimate Germany’s new anti-euro party

August 24, 2021 at 7:32 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The political establishment has dismissed Germany's new anti-euro party as a fear-mongering populist aberration that could implode even before a looming federal election. But the first congress...

Merkel challenger sees opportunity in tax haven uproar

August 24, 2021 at 7:15 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's main challenger in a September election accused her government on Monday of failing in the battle against tax evasion by seeking cozy deals...

Analysis: In Cyprus standoff, Germany refuses to blink

August 24, 2021 at 6:16 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - For three years, the euro zone crisis has played out according to a familiar pattern: German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a rock-hard line towards struggling southern states...

Analysis: German reform angst sets in a decade after “Agenda 2010”

August 24, 2021 at 5:34 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - With its record low unemployment, thriving "Mittelstand" companies and consensus-seeking unions, Germany has been held up as a model of economic management at a time when many...

Germany, France paper over euro cracks in show of unity

August 24, 2021 at 2:41 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts French President Francois Hollande and his government on Tuesday for a celebration marking half a century of post-war partnership, even as their...

Merkel suffers setback months before federal vote

August 24, 2021 at 2:37 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - In an extremely tight German state election that seemed to produce few clearcut winners, there was no question who the biggest loser was - Angela Merkel. Her...

Germany, France paper over euro cracks in show of unity

August 22, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

Merkel suffers setback months before federal vote

August 22, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - In an extremely tight German state election that seemed to produce few clearcut winners, there was no question who the biggest loser was - Angela Merkel. Her...

Franco-German motor sputters in crucial euro year

August 24, 2021 at 2:35 a.m.

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany and France will put on a show of total unity this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty that cemented their post-war reconciliation....

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