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‘The second wave of coronavirus is already in Germany’, senior Merkel ally says, as he admits ‘we have new clusters of infections every day’ The warning came as daily infections rose to 800 on Friday and Saturday Country’s R rate also rose above 1 to 1.08 on Saturday, up from 0.93 on Thursday Comes as … Read more
Angela Merkel calls for ‘more realism’ from the UK in Brexit trade deal talks in blow to Boris Johnson’s hopes she would help break the deadlock Angela Merkel’s government called for ‘more realism’ from the UK in trade talks German government said the bloc was ready for negotiations to move quickly But Boris Johnson hoped … Read more
Angela Merkel has warned that the EU must prepare for the possibility of a No Deal Brexit and the chance that their post-Brexit relationship could fail. The Chancellor made the comments as Germany took the helm of the bloc’s rotating presidency after months of standstill because of coronavirus. This week the EU and Britain resumed negotiations on … Read more
France and Germany aren’t quite as close as they used to be! Angela Merkel gives Emmanuel Macron the red carpet treatment – from six feet away German Chancellor Merkel and French President met at Meseberg Castle today Pair seemed at ease as they kept two-metres apart amid the coronavirus crisis Talks came ahead of Germany … Read more
Angela Merkel says Britain will have to ‘live with the consequences’ of Boris Johnson’s decision to loosen economic ties with the EU as German leader hardens her Brexit stance Angela Merkel has hardened her stance on a UK-EU Brexit trade deal Ex-UK PM Theresa May was keen on keeping close ties with the European Union … Read more
Angela Merkel says Britain will have to ‘live with the consequences’ of Boris Johnson’s decision to loosen economic ties with the EU as German leader hardens her Brexit stance Angela Merkel has hardened her stance on a UK-EU Brexit trade deal Ex-UK PM Theresa May was keen on keeping close ties with the European Union … Read more
Angela Merkel says she has ‘hard evidence’ Russia are carrying out ‘outrageous’ attempts to hack her Merkel told parliament today: ‘Everyday I try to build a better relationship with Russia but there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this’ Comes after report that Russia’s GRU military intelligence hacked her emails 2015 cyber attack … Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that some states have gone too far in easing coronavirus lockdowns and warned the country is still at the beginning of its outbreak, not the end. Speaking to parliament on Thursday, she told ministers that ‘we can’t return to life like it was before coronavirus’ and cautioned that the … Read more
Angela Merkel has become the latest world leader to hint that China has misled the world over coronavirus. The German Chancellor urged Beijing to be transparent about the origin and initial transmission of the virus. ‘I believe the more transparent China is about the origin story of the virus, the better it is for everyone … Read more
Angela Merkel was spotted buying four bottles of wine from a supermarket in Berlin as the coronavirus crisis grips Germany. Germany has seen 21,000 cases and 75 deaths from the killer bug. He shopping trip in Mitte, Berlin, follows government plans to unveil an economic rescue package worth 822 billion euros (£759.45 billion) to fund the country’s fight … Read more