http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Angela_MerkelFind stories, videos, and photos about Angela Merkel from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:50:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Angela_Merkel14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Angela Merkel from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/merkel.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/merkel.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix days before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday and challenged U.S. lawmakers to tear down other walls.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/26/germany.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/26/germany.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union, will formally join with two other parties on Monday to form a new center-right government.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/german.coalition.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/german.coalition.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union, has agreed with two other parties on the terms for a center-right government, her party said Saturday.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/28/germany.merkel.victory.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/28/germany.merkel.victory.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTextRe-elected German Chancellor Angela Merkel is eyeing a new coalition to replace the "grand coalition" her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party shared with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the previous parliament.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/28/merkel.victory.mixed.blessing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/28/merkel.victory.mixed.blessing/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is not often you see Germans lose control. But late Sunday night at the party headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union Angela Merkel's followers were dancing to tunes like "Sex Bomb," by Tom Jones, many sporting black t-shirts saying, "We Will Remain Chancellor."Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/germany.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/germany.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel defeated her foreign minister Sunday to win another four-year term, according to exit polls reported by German television network NTV.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/25/german.election.polling.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/25/german.election.polling.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermans were voting Sunday to elect members who will form the country's 17th Bundestag -- the federal parliament.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/25/germany.power/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/25/germany.power/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs voting was taking place in the German general election Sunday, attention was already turning to what coalition will rule the country.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/14/germany.election.television.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/14/germany.election.television.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a saying that the German peace movement has been using since the days of the Cold War that translates into something like this: "Imagine there's a war and no one shows up."Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.breakdown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.breakdown/index.html#cnnSTCTextCenter right and minority parties make gains across Europe as turnout in elections for the new European Parlimanent dips to a record low of 43 percent. Below is a country by country selection of some of the key results at national level.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day after his speech to the Muslim world, President Obama moved quickly to build momentum for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, telling reporters Friday that he's sending special envoy George Mitchell to the region next week.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/30/news/companies/GM_opel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/30/news/companies/GM_opel/index.htmA Canadian auto parts supplier has come to the rescue of German carmaker Opel, negotiating a deal with the German government that will save the company from insolvency.Sat, 30 May 2009 21:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/afghanistan.law.karzai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/afghanistan.law.karzai/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Afghan government will change a law that critics say legalizes rape within marriage for Shia Muslims, President Hamid Karzai told CNN Thursday.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/02/g20/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/02/g20/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeaders of the world's largest economies agreed on Thursday to a package worth more than $1 trillion to tackle the global economic crisis.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/oakley.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/oakley.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan this G-20 summit prove to be anything more than group therapy for a bunch of fingernail-gnawing, troubled individuals?Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/31/merkel.opel.germany.pledge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/31/merkel.opel.germany.pledge/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pledged government support for potential investors in General Motors' European subsidiary, Opel.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextWinds whipping across southeastern Australia's countryside continued to fan deadly brushfires Wednesday, spreading flames through rural towns and ravaging scores of homes.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/30/davos.wef.friday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/30/davos.wef.friday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Friday that U.S. efforts to prop up its failing auto industry with bailout money amount to a form of protectionism that threatened to distort the global economy.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/12/germany.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/12/germany.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party has proposed a $67 billion (€50 billion) fiscal stimulus package of investment and tax cuts aimed at helping the German economy through the recession.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849423,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849423,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEuropean leaders are searching for a common response to the spreading financial crisis which has ricocheted across the Atlantic to their shoresSun, 12 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847433,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847433,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor all the rhetoric about a common front, Germany leads a new run of unilateral action to save institutions and reassure depositorsMon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839587,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839587,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysts doubt that the new centrist party leaders can stop traditional SPD voters from drifting further to the leftMon, 08 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/10/obama.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/10/obama.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama hasn't even set foot on European soil in the campaign. Yet rumors about what he might do in Germany have ruffled feathers in the German government.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/germany.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/germany.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel told Israel of Germany's "Holocaust shame," and asserted its support for the Jewish state during an unprecedented speech to the Knesset on Tuesday.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/israel.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/18/israel.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's Angela Merkel will make history Tuesday when she becomes the first German chancellor to address Israel's parliament, the Knesset.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/20/tac.liechtenstein/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/20/tac.liechtenstein/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with Otmar Hassler, the prime minister of Liechtenstein on Wednesday to discuss the growing tax-fraud investigation in Germany, The Associated Press reports.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:36:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1683896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1683896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe resignation of the Vice Chancellor won't improve relations between Germany's two biggest partiesWed, 14 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/10/bush.merkel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/10/bush.merkel/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they will continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program.Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682006,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682006,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined in Crawford by her husband. Joachim Sauer prefers to avoid his wife's limelight, but he loves all things American Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1677432,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1677432,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGermany is in an uproar as the Social Democrats suggest putting a limit on how fast cars can go on the limitless autobahnMon, 29 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/31/forbes.women.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/31/forbes.women.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's Chancellor Angela Merkel tops Forbes magazine's list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the second year in a row, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice slipped to fourth from second last year.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/30/news/international/merkel_ratings.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/30/news/international/merkel_ratings.reut/index.htmGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized ratings agencies on Thursday for what she called a lack of transparency and failure to correctly assess companies that turned out to be "unstable" during the global credit squeeze.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/china.germany.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/china.germany.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/nazi.politician.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/nazi.politician.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman police have charged the leader of a leading far-right political party with inciting racial hatred after he recommended Adolf Hitler's former deputy for the Nobel peace prize.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1628024,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1628024,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn advance of the G8 summit, European leaders are wary of the President's new proposal on addressing climate change Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/18/rice.germany/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/18/rice.germany/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the two sides announced a revival of peace talks.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/27/germany.skull/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/27/germany.skull/index.htmlTwo German soldiers are not allowed to report for duty because of their suspected association with pictures of troops in Afghanistan playing with a skull, Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung said Friday.Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/bush.germany/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/bush.germany/index.htmlAddressing the escalation of hostilities in the Mideast, President Bush on Thursday warned that Israel should take care not to "weaken" Lebanon's government and also stressed that Syria "needs to be held to account."Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/13/bush.germany.0915/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/13/bush.germany.0915/index.htmlU.S. President George W. Bush praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel as "someone I am proud to call a friend" as the two leaders got a warm reception Thursday from residents in the northern port of Stralsund, Merkel's home district.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/13/bush.germany/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/13/bush.germany/index.htmlU.S. President George W. Bush says he has concerns about freedoms in Russia, and plans to continue to express this view to President Vladimir Putin.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/15/germany.klinsmann/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/15/germany.klinsmann/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel backed under fire Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann on Wednesday, saying that he should not be distracted by criticizm.Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.participants/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.participants/index.htmlMore than 2,300 people are attending the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos this week.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/13/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/13/iran.nuclear/index.htmlPresident Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on nations around the world Friday to join in opposition to Iran's nuclear activities.Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/01/germany.iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/01/germany.iran/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she opposes suggestions to ban Iran from the World Cup because of controversial remarks by the country's president.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/01/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/01/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThe German government and the British anti-war movement say they are trying to contact gunmen in Iraq who kidnapped a female German archeologist and four peace activists.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.main/index.htmlGunmen opened fire on a minibus northeast of Baquba on Wednesday, killing eight Shiite construction workers, Iraqi police said.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.germanhostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.germanhostage/index.htmlChancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday that her government would "not be blackmailed" by kidnappers of a German woman archaeologist in Iraq.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/30/germany.merkel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/30/germany.merkel/index.htmlChancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to put Germany's economy back among the top three in Europe, sending out a signal of optimism for her government's agenda.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.kidnappings/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.kidnappings/index.htmlA German woman missing in Iraq is believed to have become the fifth Westerner abducted in recent days, Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced. Six Iranian pilgrims were also abducted by gunmen north of Baghdad, AP reported.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/24/merkel.uk/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/24/merkel.uk/index.htmlGermany's new Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday refused to take sides in the bitter dispute over the European Union budget and sidestepped questions over whether she backed Britain or France.Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/23/germany.merkel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/23/germany.merkel/index.htmlAngela Merkel has said on her first foreign trip as German chancellor that her new government will not join NATO's training of Iraqi military officers.Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/22/germany.merkel0700/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/22/germany.merkel0700/index.htmlAngela Merkel has been officially elected Germany's first female chancellor, heading an unwieldy alliance of the right and left that now has the job of reviving Europe's biggest economy.Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/22/germany.merkel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/22/germany.merkel/index.htmlAngela Merkel was sworn in Tuesday as Germany's eighth post-World War II leader and its first female chancellor, taking an oath of office that commits her to "dedicate my strength to the welfare of the German people."Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/02/germany.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/02/germany.talks/index.htmlSeeking to put down a leftist rebellion among the ranks that could derail the country's next government, Germany's Social Democratic (SPD) leadership is seeking to install a moderate to replace its outgoing party leader.Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/11/02/german.jobless/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/11/02/german.jobless/index.htmlGerman unemployment fell a seasonally-adjusted 0.2 percent in October to 11 percent, the government's labor office reported Wednesday, crediting recent welfare reform.Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/10/12/merkel.biz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/10/12/merkel.biz/index.htmlThere has been little cheer in Germany's business community now that Angela Merkel is headed to take the chancellery from Gerhard Schroeder.Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/12/schroeder/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/12/schroeder/index.htmlChancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said he will not take part in the next German coalition government, expected to be led by conservative Angela Merkel as chancellor.Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/10/germany.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/10/germany.talks/index.htmlConservative leader Angela Merkel says she will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal with Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/germany.schroeder/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/germany.schroeder/index.htmlIt may seem like megalomania in its highest form. A chancellor who is a sore loser, refusing to call a spade a spade and admit defeat. Choosing instead to engage in a prolonged celebrity death match with conservative challenger Angela Merkel.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/06/germany.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/06/germany.talks/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and conservative challenger Angela Merkel met face to face Thursday evening to negotiate who would lead a grand coalition government between their two camps.Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/03/germany.campaign/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/03/germany.campaign/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said if his Social Democratic Party wants him to, he will step down. However, party leaders appear to be in no rush to ditch him.Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356722/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356722/index.htmWith a landslide victory in a hastily arranged election in early September, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won a broad mandate to push his reform agenda for the world's second-largest ec...Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/20/germany.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/20/germany.election/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said he is prepared for coalition talks with other parties without "any form of preconditions" in a search for a stable new government.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/19/germany.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/19/germany.election/index.htmlConservative leader Angela Merkel has urged Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party to enter talks to form a "grand coalition" under her leadership.Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/18/germany.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/18/germany.election/index.htmlGermany's leading conservative party has fallen short of the majority of parliamentary seats needed to form a new government to replace Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder following elections Sunday.Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/17/germany.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/17/germany.election/index.htmlWith polls showing up to 25 percent of German voters still undecided, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and challenger Angela Merkel were defying tradition and campaigning on the eve of Sunday's election.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/16/germany.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/16/germany.election/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his main challenger, Angela Merkel, are making last-minute appeals to a divided electorate ahead of Sunday's elections.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/07/germany.analysis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/07/germany.analysis/index.html"The candidate is a businessman. He is a real person, not a politician. He has practical experience of how the economy works. He creates jobs every day." These words were spoken with conviction by a young CDU campaigner trying to drum up support for her party's candidate in a beer-garden in Templin, Angela Merkel's hometown.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/29/merkel.rally/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/29/merkel.rally/index.htmlGermany's conservatives have launched the main phase of their election campaign, confirming Angela Merkel as their candidate to unseat leftist Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the September 18 poll.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/23/germany.cooke/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/23/germany.cooke/index.htmlShould Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder narrowly lose Germany's general election on September 18, there is still the possibility that his SPD party could hang on to power -- by forming a "grand coalition" with their opponents the Christian Democrats (CDU).Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/22/germany.cooke/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/22/germany.cooke/index.htmlAngela Merkel and Gerhard Schroeder both took their campaigns to eastern Germany last week. Merkel faced heckles and catcalls in Wittenberg while Schroeder received a lackluster reception in Dresden.Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/02/germany.cooke2/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/02/germany.cooke2/index.htmlAngela Merkel may be tipped to win the German elections this Autumn, but in an upcoming TV debate with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, she is still seen to be the underdog.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/27/schroeder.us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/27/schroeder.us/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has arrived in Washington for talks with the U.S. president, but his trip is being overshadowed by the possibility he could be replaced by a more pro-American leader later this year.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 04:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/09/germany.schroeder/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/09/germany.schroeder/index.htmlIn a step expected to pave the way toward early elections this autumn, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has announced he and President Horst Koehler had agreed on a July 1 confidence vote in parliament.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/30/germany.merkel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/30/germany.merkel/index.htmlAngela Merkel, the leader of Germany's Christian Democrats, will challenge Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in an early election that could produce the country's first female head of state.Mon, 30 May 2005 12:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/30/france.eu.reax/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/30/france.eu.reax/index.htmlSeveral European countries said they would proceed with their own referendums on the EU constitution despite France's rejection, while Britain called for a period of "reflection" before deciding whether to press ahead with a vote.Mon, 30 May 2005 09:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/24/germany/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/24/germany/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says he wants a personality-driven election campaign -- a U.S.-style charisma contest that might distract from the economic gloom threatening to unseat him.Tue, 24 May 2005 10:50:00 EDT