Angela Merkel on HotAir

Angela Merkel

Aug 2019

Merkel and Johnson to Macron: No to blocking EU trade deal with Brazil

Karen Townsend Aug 26, 2019 8:41 PM

Common sense over emotion

Merkel to Johnson: You’ve got 30 days to solve the Irish border issue

Ed Morrissey Aug 21, 2019 8:41 PM

“An historic vassalisation of Britain.”

May 2019

Merkel lumps U.S. in with China, Russia as “global rivals”

Jazz Shaw May 16, 2019 10:31 AM

Apparently not such a special relationship

Jan 2019

Germany abandoning all coal fired plants to save the world or something

Jazz Shaw Jan 28, 2019 4:31 PM

Good luck with that

Dec 2018

Merkel, EU to May: It’s this Brexit deal or nothing

Ed Morrissey Dec 11, 2018 8:41 PM

“Everyone has to know that the Withdrawal Agreement will not be reopened.”

Nov 2018

Kremlin: Trump will have “impromptu meeting” with Putin at G-20. WH: Er … no

Ed Morrissey Nov 30, 2018 12:41 PM

Fraternity bros?

Merkel calls for raising ‘European army’ to defend against U.S.

Jazz Shaw Nov 14, 2018 12:31 PM

Do what ya gotta do, Chancellor

Oct 2018

End of an era: Merkel to retire in 2021

Ed Morrissey Oct 29, 2018 10:01 AM

Legacies.

Sep 2018

Angela Merkel’s (former) closest ally gives in on migrant crisis

Jazz Shaw Sep 06, 2018 12:41 PM

“The mother of all political problems in this country.”

Aug 2018

Merkel facing “xenophobic riots” after migrants kill German citizen

Jazz Shaw Aug 28, 2018 4:31 PM

Go figure

Jul 2018

Germany is suddenly making nice with Turkey. Why?

Jazz Shaw Jul 23, 2018 8:01 AM

Shifting alliances

Trump: NATO partners “agreed to substantially up their commitment”

Ed Morrissey Jul 12, 2018 8:41 AM

“I let them know I was extremely unhappy.”

Jun 2018

Sebastian Kurz looks to be the driving force in Europe

Jazz Shaw Jun 28, 2018 9:21 AM

Power broker?

Angela Merkel scrambling to avoid EU meltdown

Jazz Shaw Jun 17, 2018 9:31 AM

And possibly her own exit this week

Europe’s ‘Axis of the Willing’ attempts to seal the borders

Jazz Shaw Jun 14, 2018 10:41 AM

The name probably could have used a second pass

Merkel’s open border policies are in hot water again

Jazz Shaw Jun 13, 2018 10:41 AM

This time from her own coalition

14-year-old girl murdered by rejected asylum seeker has Germans re-thinking immigration policy

John Sexton Jun 11, 2018 1:21 PM

“There are thousands of people in the country and we don’t know who they are.”

Trump instructs U.S. representatives to not endorse G7 communique

Karen Townsend Jun 10, 2018 11:01 AM

Democratic socialists are not amused.

Trump spokesperson: Of course he’s going to G7

Taylor Millard Jun 07, 2018 4:41 PM

Why not?

May 2018

Germany’s military is dysfunctional and they have no plans to fix it

Jazz Shaw May 21, 2018 10:41 AM

Brokeback military

Germany to get tougher on deportations after asylum center mob threatens police officers

John Sexton May 03, 2018 3:21 PM

“What happened (in Ellwangen) was a slap in the face of the law-abiding population.”

Germany’s imported antisemitism problem continues

Jazz Shaw May 01, 2018 6:41 PM

Admitting you have a problem is the first step

Apr 2018

How bad is antisemitism getting in Germany?

Jazz Shaw Apr 26, 2018 12:31 PM

Probably worse than you’ve heard

Mar 2018

After five months, Merkel finally assembles a shaky coalition in Germany

Jazz Shaw Mar 04, 2018 12:31 PM

Let’s see how long this lasts

Dec 2017

A German and Romanian surge toward Trumpism?

Jazz Shaw Dec 04, 2017 2:31 PM

Controlling their own destiny

Nov 2017

Integration has been a rocky road in open borders Germany

Jazz Shaw Nov 28, 2017 10:41 AM

Surprise, surprise, surprise

Six Syrian asylum seekers arrested in Germany over Christmas terror plot

John Sexton Nov 21, 2017 9:21 PM

“the men were suspected of acting on behalf of the Islamic State…”

The end of the age of Merkel and open borders

Jazz Shaw Nov 20, 2017 8:01 AM

Winning the battle but losing the war

Oct 2017

Angela Merkel forced to agree to a German limit on migrants

Jazz Shaw Oct 09, 2017 12:41 PM

The price of accomodation

Sep 2017

Merkel prevails in German elections, but emerges with less support than Trump has in U.S.

Jazz Shaw Sep 25, 2017 12:01 PM

A winner with a thin ruling coalition

Socialist parties on the decline in Europe

John Sexton Sep 22, 2017 9:21 PM

“There is even a new word for the social democratic swoon: Pasokization…”

Merkel: Hungary can’t disobey EU on immigration policy

Jazz Shaw Sep 12, 2017 12:31 PM

Hungary: “Hold mah beer”

Germany finds that Turkey has turned hostage taking into an industry

Jazz Shaw Sep 02, 2017 5:31 PM

We already knew. Just ask Pastor Andrew Brunson

Aug 2017

Somebody wants to take US nukes out of Germany

Jazz Shaw Aug 24, 2017 12:41 PM

Yeah. Who needs those?

Jul 2017

Germany is now warning travelers about going to Turkey

Jazz Shaw Jul 20, 2017 8:01 AM

They may be on to something

Merkel: No, we’re not putting a limit on new refugees

Jazz Shaw Jul 18, 2017 10:01 AM

Why on Earth would I do that?

Jun 2017

G-20 showdowns: Putin to meet Trump on “sidelines”

Ed Morrissey Jun 29, 2017 9:21 AM

Merkel plots confrontation on climate change.

Germany to withdraw from Turkish air base, breaking with Erdogan

Jazz Shaw Jun 07, 2017 2:01 PM

Enough is enough

May 2017

The politics of Angela Merkel’s friendship

Jazz Shaw May 29, 2017 8:01 AM

More politics than policy

Trump to G-7: I’ll decide later whether to endorse Paris climate agreement

Ed Morrissey May 27, 2017 1:01 PM

“Evolving”?

Germany just rolled out a plan to preserve a “dominant culture”

Jazz Shaw May 18, 2017 5:21 PM

Cultural integration is back in style

Merkel may meet Trump’s defense spending goals after all

Jazz Shaw May 13, 2017 4:01 PM

On second thought…

So Angela Merkel wants to “take on Trump” over defense spending? Bad move.

Jazz Shaw May 06, 2017 2:31 PM

Live up to the deal

Mar 2017

Turkey’s president may “review” ties to Europe after the referendum

Jazz Shaw Mar 21, 2017 1:31 PM

The ties that don’t bind