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German political limbo threatens European reform push
Half a year ago, the political stars seemed perfectly aligned for a deep reform of the European Union and its euro currency.
The new risk for Europe: An inward-looking Germany
In 2008, in a fit of pique over Angela Merkel’s cautious response to the global financial crisis, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, lashed out at his German counterpart.
German vote could doom Merkel-Macron deal on Europe
WEAKENED by the worst result for her party since 1949 and facing a more fractious political landscape at home, Germany’s Angela Merkel could be forced to rein in plans to re-shape Europe together with France’s Emmanuel Macron.
Merkel and refugees: How German leader emerged from political abyss
NEAR the end of a recent campaign speech in northern Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel turned to Europe’s refugee crisis of 2015 and offered her audience a comforting dual message.
Wooing Germany: Macron team debates euro zone reform tactics
By Noah Barkin In the days before Emmanuel Macron traveled to Berlin in March to meet Angela Merkel, people in his entourage debated what message he should send to the German chancellor. Some urged him to lay out a clear quid pro ...
Davos elites struggle for answers as Trump era dawns
By Noah Barkin THE global economy is in better shape than it’s been in years. Stock markets are booming, oil prices are on the rise again and the risks of a rapid economic slowdown in China, a major source of concern ...
VW scandal exposes cozy ties between industry and Berlin
Noah Barkin ANGELA Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries risks. It was the spring of 1995 and the newly appointed environment minister was trying to convince her Cabinet colleagues to back a ...
VW scandal exposes cozy ties between industry and Berlin
  Noah Barkin     ANGELA Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries risks. It was the spring of 1995 and the newly appointed environment minister was trying to convince her Cabinet colleagues to back a ...