German Merkel moves to keep Turkey from EU
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German Christian Democratic Party head Angela Merkel is trying to create a coalition to keep Turkey from becoming a member of the European Union.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined a growing movement to criminalize forced marriages in Germany, which is growing less tolerant of practices among Muslim immigrants that clash with the nation's liberal social values.
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THE controversial decision to give Turkey the green light to start talks on joining the EU will be taken later this week, despite widespread reservations in many member states.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the international community must use all diplomatic options, including sanctions, to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
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MESEBERG, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed on Saturday to persuade Poland to drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.Comment
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday welcomed a proposed Palestinian coalition &#151; but firmly underlined in talks with President Mahmoud Abbas the European Union stance that any new government must recognize Israel.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.
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Germany&#39;s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday rejected the prospect of increased state control over EADS, on the eve of a French-German summit which will focus on the European aerospace group.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on  Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan  and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.
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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium &#151; German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push her European Union counterparts to go green on energy at summit talks Thursday, urging them to adopt tough measures needed to fight global warming and reduce Europe's dependence on oil imports.
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Europe's ties with Russia and Turkey dominate a summit between the leaders of France, Germany and Poland, with Chancellor Angela Merkel due to propose stepping up the pressure on Ankara over its troubled EU candidacy.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trapped between demands from NATO partners to send more troops to Afghanistan and strong domestic opposition to such a move.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out in a Sunday newspaper interview at Germany&#39;s conservative opposition for its drive to torpedo Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid, accusing it of populism.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted again Wednesday that the European Central Bank should be free from any political interference when making its monetary policy decisions.
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PARIS Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, touring Europe to drum up support for membership in the European Union, on Thursday criticized plans by several countries to let domestic referendums eventually decide his country&#39;s future.