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EU anger over FrancoGerman 'stitchup' on presidency...other central and east European countries. News of the attempted deal came yesterday after Chancellor Merkel announced a Franco-German alliance to appoint a president and an EU foreign minister. "Germany and France will reach an agreement... In this article: EU, Herman Van Rompuy, Tony Blair, Germany, Angela Merkel, Brussels, Britain, France, Europe, and Berlin |
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Times Online | November 11, 2009
Merkel and Sarkozy improve diplomatic relations on Armistice Day
...relations on Armistice Day Navigation - link to other main sections from here Merkel and Sarkozy improve diplomatic relations on Armistice Day France and Germany pledged themselves to renewed partnership at the core of the European...
In this article: Armistice Day, European Union, Berlin, Germany, Gordon Brown, Helmut Kohl, Arc de Triomphe, and France
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Guardian | November 19, 2009
Last-minute attempt to decide European Council roles
...prime minister as a lost cause. Last night Merkel provoked anger in other European capitals with the announcement that Germany and France are to strike a deal on who they want for the post of president. Merkel stated for the first time...
In this article: EU, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Gordon Brown, Turkey, Nicolas Sarkozy, Brussels, and Germany
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 04, 2009
Tony Blair calls Merkel and Sarkozy in fight for EU presidency
Tony Blair calls Merkel and Sarkozy in fight for EU presidency Tony Blair is attempting to keep alive his hopes of becoming EU president by directly lobbying leaders Angela Merkel of Germany and Nicholas Sarkozy of France, it is reported.
In this article: EU, Tony Blair, Nicholas Sarkozy, William Hague, David Cameron, Financial Times, Vaclav Klaus, Jan Peter Balkenende, and Gordon Brown
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 11, 2009
France, Germany mark armistice together
...time, chancellor at Paris ceremony Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France attended a ceremony to mark the end of World War I, near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Sarkozy said the commemoration was for...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Germany, France, Paris, Western Front, World War I, Arc de Triomphe, Berlin, and Nazism
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Charlotte Observer | November 11, 2009
German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel before Armistice Day ceremonies Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. France commemorates the end of World...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, World War I, Paris, France, Elysee Palace, and Arc de Triomphe
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | November 19, 2009
European leaders choose the path of least resistance
...Mr Blair to buy more leverage. At the same time, he was secretly lobbying for a British EU "foreign minister" among the centre-right leaders including France's Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel. At a meeting of European...
In this article: European Union, Catherine Ashton, Tony Blair, Europe, Peter Mandelson, Gordon Brown, Britain, and Labour
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Merkel marks Armistice in Paris
Merkel marks Armistice in Paris Merkel joins Sarkozy at Armistice ceremony in Paris Angela Merkel becomes first German chancellor to attend Armistice commemorations in France, in sign of growing unity Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, France, Arc de Triomphe, Armistice Day, Jacques Chirac, Francois Mitterrand, and Gerhard Schroder
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washingtonpost.com | November 11, 2009
Merkel, Sarkozy in first joint Armistice ceremony
...Europe. To the sound of the national anthems of the two former enemies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy laid down a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Armistice Day, European Union, World War One, World War Two, Europe, Francois Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl, and Paris
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Angela Merkel makes history by marking Armistice day in France
...in France Angela Merkel on Wednesday became the first German chancellor to attend Armistice Day commemorations in France, where President Nicolas Sarkozy called for "an ever closer association of French and German policies". Published:...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Germany, First World War, European Union, Taliban, United States, and Arc de Triomphe
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Angela Dorothea Merkel (; born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954, in Hamburg, West Germany) is the current Chancellor of Germany. Merkel, elected to the German Parliament from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 10 April 2000, and Chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary party group from 2002 to 2005. She leads a Grand coalition with the Christian Social Union (CSU), its Bavarian sister party, and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), formed after the 2005 federal election on 22 November 2005.
In 2007, Merkel was also President of the European Council and chair of the G8. She played a central role in the negotiation of the Treaty of Lisbon and the Berlin Declaration. In domestic policy, health care reform and problems concerning future energy development have thus far been the major issues of her tenure.
Merkel is the first female Chancellor of Germany. From 2006 to 2009, Forbes Magazine has named her the most powerful woman in the world., In 2007 she became the second woman to chair the G8, after Margaret Thatcher.
Chancellor Merkel is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.
In 2008 Merkel received the Charlemagne Prize "for her work to reform the European Union". The prize was presented by Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Birth Date:
- July 17, 1954
- Birthplace:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Religion:
- Lutheranism
- Spouse:
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- Joachim Sauer
- Ulrich Merkel
- University Attended:
- University of Leipzig
- Occupation:
- Physical chemist
- Political party:
- Christian Democratic Union
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