May 24, 2013
German chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes' annual global ranking of the most powerful women for the seventh time in eight years. Read Article Merkel named world's most powerful woman for seventh time
Feb 24, 2013
The German economy contracted by 0.6 per cent in the final quarter of last year but is widely expected that it will avoid recession and pick up steam this year. Read Article German woes wane for Merkel
Feb 24, 2013
Should Italian voters return Silvio Berlusconi to power, investors' fragile optimism will likely be shattered and the currency bloc's fast-forgotten crisis will flare up. Read Article Euro zone back at a crossroads as Italy wonders which way to go
Jan 11, 2013
To millions of austerity-hit Europeans, the German chancellor is the uncompromising Iron Lady bent on reshaping the continent in Germany's image. David Crossland reports from Berlin Read Article Angela Merkel: the triumph of Europe's Iron Lady
Jan 06, 2013
Germany's conservatives will focus their campaign on the party's economic competence and on jobs during nationwide elections later this year, the German Chancellor said. Read Article Merkel makes jobs key election issue
Dec 07, 2012
Berlin's criticism is particularly significant given that Germany has traditionally sided with Israel because of its historical obligation resulting from the Holocaust.
Read Article Germany condemns Israel's settlement building plan
Dec 05, 2012
Chancellor Angela Merkel launches re-election bid, telling party faithful her government is best equipped to guide Germany through what may still be tough times ahead. Read Article Germany's Merkel sets stage for 2013 elections
Oct 17, 2012
After the failure to merge with EADS, Dick Olver reflects on what went wrong during a visit to the UAE, where he wants to help build an industrial capability alongside oil and energy Read Article BAE chief defiant even in eye of the storm
Oct 16, 2012
Dick Olver, the chairman of the British defence manufacturer BAE Systems, personally blames German chancellor Angela Merkel for the collapse of the US$70 billion merger with Airbus maker EADS. Read Article Merkel to blame for BAE and EADS merger failure, says Olver
Jul 05, 2012
The German chancellor, vilified across the continent for saddling high-debt nations with austerity measures that have plunged them into deeper recession, succumbed to a rebellion by the leaders of Italy, Spain and France at last week's EU summit. Read Article Angela Merkel's crown as queen of Europe in debt crisis slips
