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Merkel

# merkel - Friday 29 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Told The Truth

Merkel ally: Taoiseach told Irish people truth about ‘hardship’ they’d face

German MEP, Elmar Brok, said that Fine Gael’s support for some of the previous government’s policies had made it able to “sell” austerity and financial hardship to the Irish people.

# merkel - Monday 25 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: It’s been an emotional upheaval but at least Cypriots are standing united

The people of Cyprus are no strangers to losing their belongings, as history has shown, writes Yiota Demetriou – who questions why her country is getting the short end of the stick.

# merkel - Sunday 24 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Merkel

Spanish newspaper retracts column comparing Merkel to Hitler

A columnist for El Pais wrote that the German chancellor had “like Hitler, declared war” on Europe in a piece that has now been retracted.

# merkel - Saturday 3 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Franco-irish

French minister with Irish links says Hollande supports bank debt deal

Hélène Conway-Mouret, who lived in Ireland for 30 years, says that the actions of French president Francois Hollande have helped softened Germany’s view on Ireland’s legacy bank debt.

# merkel - Thursday 1 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bank Debt This post contains videos

Taoiseach: Bank debt deal will be dealt with by Finance Minister next year

Enda Kenny has said his meeting with Angela Merkel today will not be about making a decision on a deal for Ireland’s legacy bank debt.

# merkel - Monday 29 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Special Case

German finance minister ‘very impressed’ with ‘special case’ Ireland

Wolfgang Schauble said he was confident Ireland would not need a second bailout following a meeting with Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin today.

# merkel - Sunday 21 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bank Debt

Rabbitte slams ‘orgy of negativity’ over bank debt deal

Pat Rabbitte siad that he would have preferred if Angela Merkel had not made the remarks she made but insisted that an agreement to deal with Ireland’s bank debt still stands.

# merkel - Saturday 20 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bank Debt

Govt insists agreement to address bank debt stands, FF says it’s in denial

The government has continued to insist a deal on Ireland’s debt still stands despite comments from the German chancellor yesterday.

# merkel - Friday 3 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Media

Berlusconi family newspaper calls Merkel the Fourth Reich

Today’s Il Giornale headline “Quarto Reich” is accompanied by a picture of the German Chancellor.

# merkel - Monday 16 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Germany

Circumcision ban could make Germany ‘laughing stock’: Merkel

“I do not want Germany to be the only country in the world in which Jews cannot practise their rites,” the Germany Chancellor has said.

# merkel - Friday 6 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel approval rating up after EU summit

The German Chancellor’s popularity has risen to its highest level since she was re-elected in 2009.

# merkel - Wednesday 4 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Germany Votes

Germans want to ban bestiality, legalise cannabis

More than 152,000 voted to make cannabis a legal drug, while a further 93,000 said sex with animals should be banned.

# merkel - Thursday 21 June, 2012

It’s raining, so here are 6 things to cheer you up

Longest day of the year, you say? So what if it’s not sunny – these might make it better…

# merkel - Friday 15 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

From TheJournal.ie Euro Crisis

Merkel: German money will not save Europe

Chancellor says that countries need to cut debt, not print more money through the issuance of Eurobonds.

# merkel - Sunday 20 May, 2012

From Business ETC G8

End of G8 summit: Obama talks of ‘emerging consensus’ on economic fix

The US President spoke of an emerging consensus to promote growth and job creation , while the German Chancellor added that austerity was still on the agenda.

# merkel - Saturday 31 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Eurozone

Angela Merkel’s 2011: “Profound change, toughest currency test”

The German chancellor’s New Year’s televised address to her nation included a vow to save the euro.

# merkel - Monday 26 December, 2011

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Nick Leeson’s 4 lessons learned from 2011

Ireland and a euro break-up, the truth about tribunals, white collar crime and the dangers of ‘pay day’ loans – former trader Nick Leeson rings the closing bell on 2011.

# merkel - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

From Business ETC Euro

Cameron threatens to block Merkozy’s EU Treaties change

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are due to present plans for a new EU treaty – but Britain is threatening to veto the proposals.

# merkel - Friday 2 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

# merkel - Saturday 5 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Debt Crisis

Merkel says eurozone recovery will take ten years

Meanwhile Greece has entered political deadlock in a bid to form a coalition government…

# merkel - Thursday 29 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

Take 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# merkel - Friday 17 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

Take 5: Friday

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock

# merkel - Thursday 2 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Merkel

Angela Merkel insists there is no problem with the euro

The German chancellor think its not the single currency but the debt problems afflicting the likes of Ireland and Greece as she insisted the single currency was a stable one.

# merkel - Saturday 4 December, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Eurozone

German Chancellor Merkel ‘threatened to pull out of euro zone’

Reports emerge that Merkel had made remark at dinner during EU summit which was dominated by Irish bailout.

# merkel - Friday 17 September, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Roma

Germany and French at odds over Roma issue

The German Chancellor strenuously denies Nicolas Sarkozy’s claim that Germany intends to dismantle Roma camps.