Migrant Arrivals Increase, Germany’s Solution is Simple: Build More Migrant Camps
Two allies of Angela Merkel have called for Spain and Italy to build more migrant reception centres as arrivals continue to increase.
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Merkel Tells Citizens to Submit to ‘Tough’ New Lockdown Restrictions
BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Germans to accept nationwide pandemic restrictions that took effect at midnight, resulting in a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew and further limits on personal contacts and access to nonessential stores in regions with high infections.
‘Merkel Successor’ Calls for Germany to Enter Even Tougher Lockdown
The new chairman of Germany’s ruling CDU has called for the nation to enter an even deeper lockdown against the ‘third wave’.
Merkel Politician Investigated over Money Transfers Dies on Flight from Cuba
BERLIN (AP) – A lawmaker with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has died after collapsing on a plane during a flight home to Germany.
Projections: Merkel Party Has Lost State Elections to Parties Even Further Left
BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “centre-right” party was headed for clear defeats in two German state elections on Sunday at the hands of popular governors from parties further to the left, projections showed — six months before a national vote that will determine who succeeds the country’s longtime leader.
Politician from Merkel’s Party Resigns over Profiting from Mask Contracts
BERLIN (AP) – A lawmaker with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said Sunday he will give up his seat in parliament and leave politics after it emerged that his company profited from deals to procure masks early in the pandemic — drawing sharp criticism in an election year.
