Sources: CNN
Germans head to the polls to elect the new Bundestag, as well as a new Chancellor to succeed Angela Merkel, who is stepping down after 16 years in power. 2021-09-26
Chancellor Angela Merkel receives her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, Merkel received the Moderna vaccine for her second dose rather than the AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-06-22
In a surprise victory, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is projected to be the clear winner, taking in 37% of the vote. The far-right Alternative for Germany, which was polling neck-and-neck with the CDU for most of the campaign, came in second with 20.8%, down three percentage points from last state election. 2021-06-6
Doctors treating Russian anti-corruption activist and opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Omsk refute claims that Navalny was poisoned before his flight from Tomsk to Moscow the previous day, citing that tests had shown no trace of any poison in his body. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered to transfer Navalny to Berlin for further treatment by sending an air ambulance to Omsk, but doctors have refused to discharge him, saying Navalny is in an "unstable" condition. Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh claim the refusal is a ploy to hide the poisoning and "put his life at risk". 2020-08-21
Germany reopens shops, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of a second coronavirus wave in the country. 2020-04-20
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, for the German caretaker government, decide to delay a decision on upgrading Turkey's German-built Leopard 2 tanks until after the formation of a new government coalition. Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says Turkey expects "solidarity and support" from its ally. 2018-01-25
German Chancellor Angela Merkel asserts she still isn't prepared to name an upper limit to the number of refugees who can come to Germany, despite mounting domestic political pressure. 2015-11-13
Germany summons the United States Ambassador over claims that the US monitored Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel's mobile phone. 2013-10-24
British Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Berlin to discuss his demands for sweeping reform of the European Union with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 2013-04-12
The President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel warn that a sixth tranche of financial aid will not be paid to Greece unless the referendum is successful. 2011-11-2