Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said there is no political solution to the Greek debt problem but recognized the need for a comprehensive agreement that will eventually lead to the restoration of Greek economy. The two...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is traveling to Riga today (Thursday) to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Fransois Hollande hoping that they will offer political aid in unlocking negotiations and coming to a deal on the Greek debt. Tsipras will...

There is a lot of talk in the past few weeks about resolving the Greek debt issue by coming to an "honest deal" with creditors. The Greek government keeps saying that it seeks an honest deal and not a new Memorandum. This...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to deliver a keynote address concerning Greece’s 240-billion-euro financial program despite the anticipated negative reaction of some lawmakers from her Christian Democrat-led bloc. German government officials told Bloomberg that Merkel has decided to speak in front of...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, taking part at a news conference on climate change in Berlin on Tuesday, said that the negotiation talks between Greece and its European creditors must pick up speed to give the opportunity to Greece...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he expects that Greece and its international creditors will come to a financial aid agreement by early June. There has been optimism within the Greek government in the past few days that a deal will...

While the government in Greece expresses optimism that an agreement with creditors will come soon, European Union officials in Brussels say that there is still a long way before the bailout program review. Through press leaks and official announcements, various Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is seeking a realistic deal with creditors that will leave both sides satisfied amid voices within SYRIZA that call for a rift with the European Union. He even says that if the agreement is...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the stereotypes claiming Greeks are not hardworking people are wrong, however her statements from May 2011, when she scolded Greeks for taking longer holidays than Germans are still carved in the memories of people...

Hundreds of Germans have signed a petition through the organization change.org, urging German Chancellor Angela Merkel to return the Second World War reparations to Greece. The petition was organized at the initiative of Peira, a Berlin-based political association. The association...