The former socialist vice chancellor of Germany Sigmar Gabriel has described the United States as a “rogue superpower,” where President Donald Trump sees the world as a “battleground.”
When authorities told Angela Merkel how the border could be quickly “sealed off” at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015, the Chancellor shook her head and vowed to never “build any fences”, a former minister has revealed. In
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after talks were canceled last year when the diplomat met with an Israeli whistleblower group critical of the military.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel reiterated his description of Israeli policies in the territories as embodying the former apartheid regime in South Africa, prompting fierce criticism on Friday from Jewish human-rights organizations and a leading German Jewish activist.
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state news agency is reporting that the kingdom has summoned its ambassador to Germany for consultations following statements made by Germany’s foreign minister in support of Lebanon. The Saudi Press Agency also says the kingdom
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister is calling for direct talks with North Korea in the standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.
Contents: Erdogan tells Turks living in Germany not to vote for Angela Merkel; Germany accuses Erdogan of extortion by ‘hostage diplomacy’
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Germany not to interfere in Turkish affairs, but reiterated his intention to join the EU.
Contents: Relations between Germany and Turkey spiral into crisis; Turkey commemorates first anniversary of attempted coup
Contents: Paranoid China races to censor news of death of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo; China responds with outrage at countries praising Liu Xiaobo
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s foreign minister says there may now be a chance of a “soft” British exit from the European Union that keeps the U.K. in the bloc’s single market, but is warning that Britain couldn’t pick and choose
Contents: Qatar-Arab crisis is unlikely to be resolved soon; Differences between Qatar and Saudi Arabia run deep and will worsen
Contents: Greece’s parliament raises taxes, cuts pensions to satisfy lenders; Germany’s government blocks debt relief for Greece, despite new austerity measures
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not meet with Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday after a spat over Sigmar Gabriel’s planned meetings with leftwing groups critical of the IDF.
BERLIN (AFP) – Britain should not expect a “UK rebate” from the EU in talks over its exit from the bloc, Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday, in reference to a budget discount won by then-PM Margaret Thatcher. The priority of the EU’s
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says Turkey’s chances of joining the European Union are dwindling, but the country might one day hope for a privileged partnership with the bloc. Sigmar Gabriel told German weekly Der Spiegel in an interview
A huge surge in the number of illegal migrants attempting dangerous winter sea crossings to Europe has been driven by the increasing brutality of local authorities and people-smugglers in North Africa, according to reports.
Sigmar Gabriel, who acts as Angela Merkel’s vice-chancellor and foreign minister, has told the German media that French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen “has set [herself] the aim of destroying Europe”.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is setting aside €90m (£76m) in taxpayers’ money to create a fund which will pay migrants to withdraw their asylum applications and leave Germany voluntarily. The handouts will form part of a 16-point plan to speed up
Germany’s foreign minister is heading for Washington to meet newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and convey what he calls an “offer of friendship and trust.”
As President Trump finished his first 24 hours in office by attending an interfaith prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to seek compromises with the new President on trade and military spending issues.
German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has said “It is no longer unthinkable” for the EU to break apart in light of the Brexit referendum, migrant crisis, and ongoing troubles in the Eurozone.
Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Vice-Chancellor to Angela Merkel, has taken a hard line on Salafist Islamism in an interview with Der Spiegel. Gabriel, speaking just a few weeks after a Tunisian migrant killed
TEHRAN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel urged the Iranian government during his two-day visit to the Islamic Republic to do what it can to push for a ceasefire in Syria.
Germany wants to help Iran push ahead with reforms, Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday, adding he believed the Islamic Republic was a reliable credit partner as he courted closer trade ties.
Iran has rejected outright the demand of Germany’s economy minister that it recognize Israel as a precondition for full normalization of ties between Berlin and Tehran.
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government dismissed charges on Monday that it has become “incapacitated” because of its failure to agree on a strategy on the refugee question that has sent Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval ratings falling to five-year lows.
ROSTOCK, Germany (Reuters) – Germany and the European Union should not be blackmailed by Turkey in talks on visa liberalisation for Turkish nationals, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday.
A leading German economist stated that the government’s economic policies are as much to blame for the rise of Alternative for Germany as its migration policies. Marcel Fratzscher, head of the German Institute for Economic Research, said that the economic policies of the
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has denied rumours that he will soon resign because the stress of the migrant crisis had impacted his health. The Socialist Party (SPD) in Germany is seeing historic lows in polls and a new rumour
Germany’s vice chancellor called on Sunday for the surging Eurosceptic political party – Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) – to be put under observation by the government agency that tracks extremists. Sigmar Gabriel made his announcement to the Bild newspaper on
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (pictured) urged Saudi Arabia on Sunday to stop supporting religious radicals amid growing concern among some lawmakers in Berlin about the funding of militant mosques by the world’s biggest oil exporter. The unusual
Contents: Europe enters a dangerous period after Greece’s Tsipras wins overwhelming victory; China takes emergency measures to stem stock market panic; China’s ‘Market Stabilization Fund’ mimics America’s ‘Organized Support’ in 1929; In lavish ceremony, the new King of Tonga is crowned — by an Australian
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