CDU crashes. Merkel running out of road. News Topic 75: Merkel’s CDU battered in key German state elections Losses in two states comes after party was hit by corruption scandals. Merkel’s CDU suffers big losses in key regional elections Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered big losses in two state elections on Sunday, presenting Angela […]
Merkel Party Rocked by Pandemic Corruption Scandal News Topic 71: German lawmaker resigns over face mask scandal Nikolas Löbel is bowing to pressure following revelations that his company earned hundreds of thousands of euros on deals to procure masks during the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.dw.com/en/german-lawmaker-resigns-over-face-mask-scandal/a-…
EU Faces 3rd Lockdown as Macron, Merkel Flounder News Topic 58: Merkel says she WON’T have Oxford vaccine despite EU crisis: German leader backs… French vaccination drive ‘too slow to prevent third wave’ Institut Pasteur experts say vaccine pace is ‘insufficient’ to balance British strain But third-wave hospital cases could be slashed if France matches […]
Merkel Petulant and Angry As Power Wanes News Topic 48: Germany: Angela Merkel Loses Her Way, and Her Temper, in the Corona Crisis Germany: Angela Merkel Loses Her Way, and Her Temper, in the Corona Crisis One might think that Chancellor Angela Merkel, with her background in science, would be a perfect fit in the […]
Merkel Publicly Humiliates Macron, Rejects His Call to Stop Nord Stream 2 News Topic 43: France presses Germany to ditch Nord Stream 2 over Navalny France has urged Germany to scrap a major gas pipeline project — Nord Stream 2 — with Russia. EU members are considering sanctions over the detention… France presses Germany to […]
Merkel’s legacy of Brexit and a failed European Union The Duran: Episode 867 Angela Merkel’s disastrous legacy is Brexit and a broken EU Angela Merkel’s disastrous legacy is Brexit and a broken EU This mismanagement of monetary union altered British perceptions of the EU before the Brexit Referendum. It also led to the migration of […]
Dorsey breaks World Wide Web. Merkel, Macron & Navalny speak out The Duran: Episode 852 Russian dissident Alexei Navalny blasts Twitter for Trump ban Russian dissident Alexei Navalny blasts Twitter for Trump ban Russian dissident Alexei Navalny offered a lengthy denunciation of Twitter’s decision to permanently ban President Trump saying that it appeared to be […]
Merkel Backs Down to Putin on Navalny, Nord Stream 2 News Topic 8: Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel The two leaders wished each other Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. They discussed cooperation in tackling the coronavirus pandemic, with an emphasis […]
Exhausted Merkel Prepares to Exit News Topic 7: Angela Merkel Is Losing Her Touch at the Worst Possible Time https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/angela-merkel-is-los… New Year’s address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel New Year’s address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel | DW | 31.12.2020 In her New Year’s address, Chancellor Angela Merkel has thanked the nation for mustering […]
Merkel gets EU-China deal done. Nord Stream 2 closer to completion The Duran: Episode 841. Merkel pushes EU-China investment deal over the finish line despite criticism Leaders from Brussels and Beijing are scheduled to endorse investment agreement in videoconference on Wednesday. Merkel pushes EU-China investment deal over the finish line despite criticism For critics, it’s […]
