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Merkel to push for unified refugee policies Europe-wide
Jun 21, 2018 02:10German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly seeks to push for migration policies to be adopted Europe-wide at an emergency European Union (EU) meeting in an attempt to solidify her fragile coalition at home.
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Germany’ CSU gives Merkel ultimatum over refugees amid coalition crisis
Jun 18, 2018 14:59The Christian Social Union (CSU) party of Germany’s Bavaria region, a key ally in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, has issued an ultimatum for the government to introduce restrictions on refugee arrivals in two weeks or face a real political crisis.
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France says finalizing deal with Germany over EU reforms
Jun 17, 2018 09:08France says it is close to reaching an agreement with Germany regarding European Union (EU) reforms championed by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Germany sets up special Iran sanctions advisory office
Jun 16, 2018 09:06Germany says it has established a special office to advise companies worried about their business dealings with Iran amid fears they will be targeted for US sanctions.
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International community has no plan to keep refugees in Lebanon: German envoy
Jun 14, 2018 14:41The German ambassador to Beirut has rejected reports suggesting that the international community, the UN and certain foreign countries are preventing the return of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to their homes.
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Amid refugee policy discord, Merkel urges European unity
Jun 14, 2018 08:34German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the European Union (EU)’s member countries to overcome their differences and take a unified approach to the bloc’s refugee crisis.
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Germany calls on Europe to counter Trump's 'America first' policy
Jun 13, 2018 14:55German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called on European countries to join force and confront US President Donald Trump's "America first" policy, amid the ongoing trade war between the two sides.
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FMs of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France hold talks on Ukraine truce, UN force
Jun 12, 2018 06:29The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France have held talks in Berlin on the execution of a fragile truce deal for Ukraine as well as the deployment of UN peacekeepers there.
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No quick solution in sight to EU-US trade row: German economy minister
Jun 11, 2018 12:25Germany says a decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from a joint declaration of a recent summit of G7 industrialized nations in Canada further complicated efforts to bring about a solution to widening rifts between Washington and its allies in Europe.
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Germany slams Trump for destroying trust with G7 tweets
Jun 11, 2018 01:02German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has slammed US President Donald Trump for sending tweets about a recent meeting of G7 group of industrialized nations, saying those statements are further destroying trust between the United States and traditional allies in the West.