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# angela-merkel - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
'Really scared,' says Bundesliga's first coronavirus case
Paderborn’s Luca Kilian, 20, was the first player diagnosed with Covid-19 in the German top-flight.
# angela-merkel - Monday 10 February, 2020
Favourite to replace Angela Merkel stands down amid far right row
Germany’s next national elections must take place by autumn next year.
# angela-merkel - Saturday 9 November, 2019
Merkel calls for 'human rights and tolerance' as Germany marks 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall
Merkel herself grew up in East Germany and was a scientist working in Berlin on 9 November, 1989.
# angela-merkel - Monday 28 October, 2019
Far-right party makes major gains in German state election
Bjoern Hoecke previously labelled Berlin’s Holocaust memorial a “monument of shame”.
# angela-merkel - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
Pro-Brexit group apologises and deletes 'xenophobic' tweet targeting Germany's Merkel
The tweet featured an image of Merkel and invoked Britain’s wartime victories.
# angela-merkel - Monday 26 August, 2019
Johnson short on detail on Brexit plans as diplomatic tour comes to an end at G7
Boris Johnson was speaking as the G7 conference draws to a close.
Trade, tech and Amazon fires: What's been discussed so far at the G7 Summit in France
The three-day summit will conclude later today.
# angela-merkel - Thursday 22 August, 2019
'All eyes on how Ireland is being treated': Country now in eye of storm, Coveney says
Coveney said the UK backstop alternatives will ‘badly hit’ Ireland and its economy.
# angela-merkel - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
Boris Johnson tells Angela Merkel: 'We do need the Brexit backstop removed'
Johnson will seek to convince the German Chancellor to renegotiate elements of the Brexit deal.
# angela-merkel - Monday 15 July, 2019
'The time has come to act': European powers urge dialogue in Iran nuclear crisis
Tensions are continuing to intensify between Iran and the US.
# angela-merkel - Monday 1 July, 2019
EU suspends negotiations until tomorrow as Europe's leaders fail to agree who should get top jobs
Talks will resume tomorrow to decide who will get the EU’s top jobs.
# angela-merkel - Friday 21 June, 2019
EU leaders call 'crisis' summit after failure to agree on candidates for Brussels top jobs
EU leaders failed to agree on a successor to Jean-Claude Juncker.
# angela-merkel - Sunday 9 June, 2019
Tory contender Hunt claims Angela Merkel told him EU is willing to renegotiate Brexit deal
The Irish government has repeatedly stated the withdrawal agreement would not be reopened.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 28 May, 2019
The EU's Game of Thrones: Merkel and Macron clash over who should replace Juncker
The German Chancellor prefers Manfred Weber, while Macron wants a centre-left pick, or one of two French candidates.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
German airport worker crashes van into Angela Merkel's plane while attempting to take a picture of it
The incident happened at Dortmund Airport yesterday.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
'A flexible extension': EU's Tusk proposes long Brexit delay but not more than a year
Prime Minister Theresa May met with German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron today.
# angela-merkel - Thursday 4 April, 2019
In a 'moving' meeting with North community members, Merkel compared border issue to Iron Curtain
Ahead of the formal meeting, Merkal and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar participated in a roundtable discussion with people from Northern Ireland and the border area.
Merkel vows to 'fight until the last hour' to avoid no-deal Brexit ahead of Varadkar meeting
Meanwhile, talks between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are continuing in London today.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 8 January, 2019
Suspect arrested over major data leak targeting German officials including Angela Merkel
The information comprised addresses, phone numbers, letters, invoices and copies of identity documents.
# angela-merkel - Friday 4 January, 2019
Massive data leak targets German officials including Angela Merkel
The information comprised home addresses, mobile phone numbers, letters, invoices and copies of identity documents.
# angela-merkel - Thursday 3 January, 2019
Varadkar says he's exploring if Ireland could take some legal business from the UK after Brexit
Varadkar had a 40-minute phone call with Chancellor Angela Merkel on how to support Theresa May’s efforts to pass her Brexit deal.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
Simon Coveney: 'Renegotiating a deal that took two years to agree on doesn't seem realistic'
Jean-Claude Juncker said there’s “no room whatsoever for the renegotiation” of the Brexit deal.
# angela-merkel - Friday 7 December, 2018
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, ally of Merkel, elected new leader of CDU party
Kramp-Karrenbauer narrowly defeated Friedrich Merz, a one-time Merkel rival.
# angela-merkel - Sunday 18 November, 2018
Macron issues plea to Merkel for stronger Europe to help prevent world 'slipping into chaos'
Macron became the first French president to address the Bundestag in 18 years today.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 13 November, 2018
'Europe must take our fate into our own hands': Angela Merkel calls for future creation of European army
The German Chancellor addressed MEPs in Strasbourg on her vision for the future of Europe.
# angela-merkel - Sunday 28 October, 2018
Merkel party suffers heavy losses in key regional election, exit poll suggests
According to an exit poll by public broadcaster ARD, Merkel’s CDU shed around 10 points for a 28% score.
# angela-merkel - Wednesday 10 October, 2018
Angela Merkel warns 'devil is in detail' of Brexit deal
“Everything is solved only when everything is solved,” the German leader said.
# angela-merkel - Thursday 30 August, 2018
German far-right demonstrators hold further protests, but no new outbursts of violence
Sunday and Monday evenings saw outbreaks of street violence in the German city of Chemnitz.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
Merkel says 'hate in the streets' has no place in Germany following violent far-right rally
At least 20 people were injured yesterday during a far-right rally in the Germany city of Chemnitz.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
Merkel and minister reach late-night deal to avert government split
Merkel has put to rest a row with her interior minister Horst Seehofer that had threatened the survival of her coalition government.
# angela-merkel - Monday 2 July, 2018
Future of Merkel coalition throw into doubt as German interior minister offers resignation
Horst Seehofer and his party met yesterday seeking a response to a hard-fought agreement to reduce migration.
# angela-merkel - Sunday 1 July, 2018
Merkel fighting for her political life as allies mull over migrants deal
Merkel’s party could face a divide with coalition partners over the EU’s migration deals.
# angela-merkel - Thursday 28 June, 2018
Merkel warns that migration 'could decide Europe's destiny'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel made the warning hours before a Brussels summit with other EU leaders.
# angela-merkel - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
From 'Merkel must go' to Chancellor: Angela Merkel sworn in as Germany's leader
After a narrow win in the German parliament this morning, it’s expected to be her final term.
# angela-merkel - Friday 9 March, 2018
US trading partners condemn Trump tariffs as trade war fears grow
The EU has threatened retaliatory tariffs on items from steel to peanut butter, bourbon and denim.
# angela-merkel - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
It begins - German court rules that cities can ban diesel cars to combat air pollution
The move paves the way for the phasing out of diesel vehicles in a country with a huge automotive industry.
# angela-merkel - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
Merkel's chief of staff: We've reached a coalition deal - now we could all do with a shower
After four months, Merkel’s conservatives have sealed a deal with the Social Democrats.
# angela-merkel - Sunday 7 January, 2018
Angela Merkel thinks a new German government - led by her - is finally within reach
The long-time Chancellor is trying to persuade the Social Democrats to get back into government.
# angela-merkel - Sunday 24 September, 2017
Angela Merkel will lead Germany once more but the far-right delivers strong third place
Election exit polls show Merkel on course for a fourth term.
How Germany's complex electoral system could cause problems for Angela Merkel
Germany has a few unique quirks to its electoral system that could force Merkel into a difficult coalition.
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Poll: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
With little to no rain in sight at the moment, we’re wondering – are you itching for a rainy day? Or are you loving the sunshine?
So, today we want to know: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
Poll Results:
Sunshine, definitely (10187)
I like both (1876)
Rain, for sure (828)
I actually prefer snow more than anything (591)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Opinion: Economic activity is primed to resume after Covid-19. In the meantime, it’s about survival
By Robert Sweeney
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