Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel (German pronunciation: [ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈtʰeːa ˈmɛɐ̯kl̩]; born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954, in Hamburg, West Germany) is the current Chancellor of Germany. Merkel, elected to the German Parliament from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 10 April 2000, and Chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary party group from 2002 to 2005. She leads a Grand coalition with the Christian Social Union (CSU), its Bavarian sister party, and the Social Democratic Party of... read more
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Look Who Thinks America Is Cool Again
From The New Republic Dated 30 July 2010 It’s been a long time since foreign leaders arrived on our shores saying that America is the future—so long, in fact, that when it does happen, we don’t know what to make of it. For me this was the most...
Russia to introduce 'draconian' Minority Report-style law
From The Observer Dated 29 July 2010 Legislation will give security services powers to arrest people for crimes they have yet to commitRussian citizens can be issued official warnings about crimes that they have not yet committed under powers granted to the security services today.President Dmitry Medvedev...
What has Carla Bruni-Sarkozy started with her big Woody Allen break? | Stuart Heritage
From The Guardian Dated 29 July 2010 As France's first lady makes her big-screen debut, we look at which film roles would best suit her international counterpartsCarla Bruni-Sarkozy is the first lady all other first ladies aspire to be. Always impeccably turned out, with enough sophistication,...
Opposition Demands Answers - War Logs Spark German Debate On Afghanistan Conflict
From Free Internet Press Dated 28 July 2010 The publication of the Afghanistan war logs by WikiLeaks has sparked a new debate about Germany's involvement in the conflict. The Social Democrats are threatening to withhold support for an extension of the German mission's mandate if the government does...
Nazarbaev faults Europe on Nabucco
From Asia Times Online Dated 28 July 2010 Nursultan Nazarbaev, president of natural gas-rich Kazakhstan, has thrown his weight behind the Nabucco pipeline, and used a visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to question why Europe, eventual terminal of the proposed pipeline, is dragging its feet on the...
Gaza remark signals Cameron's kick-and-run diplomacy | Simon Tisdall
From The Guardian Dated 27 July 2010 Cameron's characterisation of Gaza as a 'prison camp' during a love-in with Turkey reflects a very different diplomatic approachDavid Cameron jumped into the ever-sensitive politics of the Middle East with both boots flying today, determined to call a spade a...
David Cameron calls Gaza strip a 'prison camp'
From The Guardian Dated 27 July 2010 Prime minister intervenes in Middle East dispute and hopes Turkey can stop Iran's nuclear weapons programmeDavid Cameron used a visit to Turkey to make his strongest intervention yet in the intractable Middle East dispute today when he likened the experience...
David Cameron's Turkophilia faces an uphill struggle | Denis MacShane
From The Guardian Dated 27 July 2010 Key partners in the European Union are out of step with Cameron's positive stance towards the accession of TurkeyDavid Cameron's adoption of Tony Blair's Turkophile diplomacy in Ankara today should be welcomed.In 2004, in his last great surge of geopolitical...
THE BEAR'S LAIR : The policy mix from hell
From Asia Times Online Dated 27 July 2010 The evidence is showing that the economic policymaking choices of the United States have been poorly designed and arbitrary in application. As Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and the United Kingdom's new coalition government are demonstrating, better policy would have achieved...
David Cameron accuses France and Germany of double standards over Turkey
From The Guardian Dated 27 July 2010 British PM makes speech in Ankara attacking EU partners for expecting Turkey to guard Europe's borders as a Nato member while closing the door to EU membershipDavid Cameron today challenged France and Germany over their opposition to Turkish membership of...
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