Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkelis a German stateswoman and former research scientist. Merkel has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005, and the leader of the Christian Democratic Unionsince 2000...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth17 July 1954
CityHamburg, Germany
CountryGermany
europe trying world
I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.
order debt levels
Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't get them by collectivizing debts.
facts substance constitution
The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact.
russia unions today
Today's Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then.
currents crisis solve
It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds.
nonsense unable-to-change
It is nonsense to say that Germans are unable to change.
party issues important
From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition.
philadelphia liberty bells
The Freedom Bell in Berlin is, like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, a symbol which reminds us that freedom does not come about of itself. It must be struggled for and then defended anew every day of our lives.
ukraine law community
The G7 and former G8 group has always viewed itself as a community of values, the annexation of Crimea, which is a blatant violation of the principles of international law, and the events in eastern Ukraine are serious violations of these common values.
money uprising priorities
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
country reality germany
At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We kidded ourselves a while, we said: 'They won't stay, sometime they will be gone.' But this isn't reality.
strength strong party
Only our own strength, a strong conservative party, can prevent Red-Red-Green from taking power at the federal level in 2017.
growth facts germany
It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment.
thinking hands ideas
On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.