Cameron and Merkel gear up for showdown over EU treaty change February 26, 2014 DAVID Cameron is being urged to confront the tricky topic of EU negotiation in a clash with German chancellor Angela Merkel today, as the two politicians meet in London. Merkel will address parliament today before joining the Prime Minister for lunch, where she is expected to insist that while reform in Brussels is necessary, the EU [...]
Why Merkel’s EU reform shopping list isn’t enough February 26, 2014 GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in London today on an official visit that many are heralding as the start of David Cameron’s pitch to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the EU. Unlike Francois Hollande’s trip to an Oxfordshire pub last month, when the French President said he wouldn’t support treaty change, initial reports suggest Merkel is [...]
Merkel told to abandon green subsidies February 26, 2014 Angela Merkel should abolish renewable energy subsidies due to their lack of cost-effectiveness, according to a report from the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation that will be presented to the chancellor on Wednesday. The commission took aim at the Green Renewable Energy Act (EEG), which cost €22bn (£18bn) in subsidies last year. The body [...]
Merkel calls for integration to end euro crisis January 29, 2014 GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday warned that the Eurozone is not out of the woods yet, and called on the troubled currency bloc to make a “quantum leap” in order to escape its economic crisis for good. Warning of “deceptive calm” surrounding the Eurozone, Merkel used her state of the nation address to urge further [...]
Angela Merkel suffers skiing injury January 6, 2014 GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured her pelvis while cross-country skiing during the Christmas period, and will be cutting back on her duties while she recovers, according to an official announcement yesterday. Merkel will be working from home when possible over the next three weeks, and has cancelled a visit to Warsaw tomorrow.