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Pic Of The Day

The ‘Guess Who’s Winning Photo?’ of the Day

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# angela-merkel - Friday 18 May, 2012

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Greece

Did Angela Merkel say Greece should hold a referendum on euro membership?

Fri, 9:32 PM 6,731 Views 72 Comments

Greek officials claimed the German chancellor suggested the possibility of a referendum in a phone call with the Greek president, but Berlin has denied that was the case.

# angela-merkel - Monday 14 May, 2012

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Referendum

Independent TDs and MEP to call for referendum to be delayed

Mon, 7:48 AM 1,921 Views 80 Comments

Shane Ross, Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath are among those who want the Fiscal Compact referendum delayed in light of the political uncertainty in the eurozone.

# angela-merkel - Sunday 13 May, 2012

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Germany

Merkel’s party set for election defeat in Germany’s most populous state

13/05/12 2,193 Views 18 Comments

There are 13.2 million voters in North Rhine-Westphalia – and most of them are set to back the Social Democrats and Greens.

# angela-merkel - Friday 11 May, 2012

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Greece

Radical Left coalition to meet Socialists in last bid to form Greek government

11/05/12 2,121 Views 49 Comments

If Alexis Tsipras and Evangelos Venizelos can’t agree a common platform, a second election will be almost certain.

# angela-merkel - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Twits

(Not) Angela Merkel won’t be silenced… she’s back on Twitter

09/05/12 4,171 Views 19 Comments

The Euro Queen’s (fake) account was suspended, but she’s back and ready to take on the world…

# angela-merkel - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

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Greece

Radical Left coalition to begin attempts at forming Greek coalition

08/05/12 1,130 Views 30 Comments

Alexis Tsipras will try to form a government after the largest party, New Democracy, said it would not be able to govern.

# angela-merkel - Monday 7 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Monday

07/05/12 5,319 Views 7 Comments

Our round-up of the day’s main stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.

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Fiscal Compact

Merkel: Fiscal Treaty will not be renegotiated

07/05/12 4,079 Views 165 Comments

The German Chancellor has said she is looking forward to working with Francois Hollande – but that renegotiating the Fiscal Compact is not an option.

# angela-merkel - Sunday 22 April, 2012

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France

French head to polls to choose next president

22/04/12 1,273 Views 11 Comments

The first ballots have been cast.

# angela-merkel - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

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Opinion

Column: Fiscal compact? Time to send Merkozy back to Economics 101

06/03/12 5,745 Views 90 Comments

The EU fiscal treaty shows a level of economic illiteracy that would embarrass most college students, writes Ronan Lyons.

# angela-merkel - Thursday 1 March, 2012

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Fianna Fáil

Ó Cuív lets fly at Merkozy ‘usurping’ the European Union

01/03/12 4,762 Views 43 Comments

Éamon Ó Cuív outlines some of the reasons why he may not back the fiscal compact – and there are few kind words…

# angela-merkel - Monday 27 February, 2012

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Germany

German MPs vote to approve second Greek bailout

27/02/12 1,332 Views 38 Comments

The vote was passed easily despite much scepticism in Germany about Greece’s ability to meet the terms of the second assistance package.

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Take 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

27/02/12 4,970 Views 2 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Video: Waiter spills five beers over Angela Merkel

27/02/12 13,735 Views 59 Comments

The German Chancellor was soaked ahead of her address to the Christian Democratic Union on Ash Wednesday.

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Debt Crisis

‘An offer they can’t refuse’: German minister wants Greece to leave eurozone

27/02/12 3,520 Views 44 Comments

The interior minister Hans-Peter Friedrich tells Der Spiegel that instead of forcing Greece out, it should get offers it “can’t refuse”.

# angela-merkel - Friday 24 February, 2012

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Eurozone

Taoiseach meets Angela Merkel and ‘Super Mario’

24/02/12 2,400 Views 23 Comments

Enda Kenny discussed Ireland’s attempts at economic recovery with the German Chancellor outside Berlin last night.

# angela-merkel - Monday 20 February, 2012

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Germany

German parties agree on Joachim Gauck as candidate for presidency

20/02/12 1,145 Views 4 Comments

All of Germany’s major political parties have backed the nomination of the veteran human rights activist, following the resignation of Christian Wulff.

# angela-merkel - Friday 17 February, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Friday

17/02/12 4,318 Views 2 Comments

In the Fix tonight: Eircom Studyhub hacked; unvouched expenses; and Chris O’Dowd v Miss Piggy…

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Scandal

German president Christian Wulff resigns over corruption scandal

17/02/12 2,085 Views 23 Comments

Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled a trip to Italy to deal with the controversy

# angela-merkel - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

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Allez Allez

‘Oui, je suis candidat à l’élection présidentielle’: Sarkozy confirms re-election bid

15/02/12 1,778 Views 11 Comments

The French president has used Twitter and a TV interview to confirm he is running for a second term as president.

# angela-merkel - Sunday 12 February, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Sunday

12/02/12 5,489 Views No Comments

In the Fix: Whitney Houston’s last performance, and Merkozy ‘hijacking’ eurozone policy.

# angela-merkel - Thursday 9 February, 2012

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Greece

Greece leaders reach deal on more austerity and cuts

09/02/12 2,427 Views 63 Comments

The Greek Prime Minister said that there was “broad agreement” on all points of the new programme -with one exception.

# angela-merkel - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

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Greece

Greek leaders start crucial austerity talks (finally)

08/02/12 1,677 Views 15 Comments

Talks have been delayed for days despite growing signs that the country could be forced out of the euro.

# angela-merkel - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

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Merkozy

Merkel backs Sarkozy for second-term as French president

07/02/12 1,436 Views 20 Comments

Although Sarkozy is yet to officially declare himself a candidate in the upcoming election, the German chancellor has given her support to the incumbent.

# angela-merkel - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Newt Gingrich This post contains videos

Newt Gingrich is getting sued for using ‘Eye of the Tiger’ during rallies

31/01/12 1,987 Views 6 Comments

But he’s not the first politician to face the wrath of the music industry for his choice of song during campaign rallies.

# angela-merkel - Monday 30 January, 2012

Casual Affair This post contains images

Here’s what European leaders might be wearing at their ‘informal’ summit

30/01/12 2,771 Views 11 Comments

Today’s European Council summit is described as an ‘informal meeting’. So might leaders shed their suits for some casual threads?

# angela-merkel - Friday 27 January, 2012

Humour

Column: Cardinal Rules – On playing the blame game at Davos

27/01/12 3,964 Views 29 Comments

This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland brings us all the gossip from behind the scenes at the World Economic Forum where he was on the “non-tokenistic spiritual sub-committee”.

# angela-merkel - Saturday 21 January, 2012

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Corporation Tax

France and Germany in new plan to harmonise corporation tax – reports

21/01/12 4,113 Views 93 Comments

Ireland looks likely to come under heavy pressure over our corporate tax rate, after details emerged of a new set of proposals from the EU power-brokers.

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Greece

Greek debt talks with bondholders break down unexpectedly

21/01/12 2,605 Views 22 Comments

The representative of Greece’s private creditors has left the country.

# angela-merkel - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

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Euro

Merkel issues stern warning for Greece

11/01/12 1,794 Views 18 Comments

The German chancellor will meet with Italian leader Mario Monti today – after giving Greece an ultimatum.

# angela-merkel - Monday 9 January, 2012

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Bonds

The bond markets are now paying Germany to borrow money

09/01/12 4,394 Views 29 Comments

Germany this morning issued a new batch of 6-month bills – and demand was so intense that the yield is negative.

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Euro

‘Merkozy’ to meet after French issue ultimatum on transaction tax

09/01/12 1,410 Views 9 Comments

Nicolas Sarkozy has warned that France will go it alone with the controversial ‘Tobin tax’ if agreement is not reached.

# angela-merkel - Sunday 8 January, 2012

Caption Comp

Caption competition: ‘Merkozy’ at dusk

08/01/12 5,449 Views 117 Comments

Ahead of tomorrow’s eurozone talks we thought we’d dig out one of our favourite snaps of the German and French leaders…and let you have your say.

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Eurozone

France and Germany kick off fresh eurozone talks tomorrow

08/01/12 1,886 Views 27 Comments

The leaders of France and Germany will meet tomorrow for preparatory discussions ahead of an EU summit on the bloc’s debt crisis scheduled for the end of this month.

# angela-merkel - Monday 2 January, 2012

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Euro

Merkel and Sarkozy to meet over debt crisis

02/01/12 4,222 Views 40 Comments

The French and German will hold talks next week, as a major UK think-tank predicted a eurozone breakup in 2012.

# angela-merkel - Saturday 31 December, 2011

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Daily Fix

Daily Fix: New Year’s Eve

31/12/11 3,756 Views 5 Comments

On New Year’s Eve, we bring you a round up of the day’s main stories, including: Clarke and McIlroy make the honours list; a rise in callouts for the bomb squad; and copyright is lifted on James Joyce’s work.

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Eurozone

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

31/12/11 1,855 Views 15 Comments

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

# angela-merkel - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

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Review 2011 This post contains videos

Video: 2011 – the year in gaffes

28/12/11 3,319 Views 2 Comments

From the government’s €3.6bn ‘accounting error’, to confusing a Hollywood actor with a serial killer, here are this year’s most memorable gaffes.

# angela-merkel - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

Christmas Greetings This post contains videos

Watch: Happy Christmas from all your friends in Brussels

20/12/11 2,043 Views 8 Comments

This just might be the strangest Christmas video you’ll see this year…

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