# Merkel

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Merkel demands no spying agreement: 'Spying among friends, that cannot be'

France and Germany have called for an agreement with the US by the end of the year to try to resolve a dispute over spying.

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Oct 25th 2013, 8:21 AM

# Spying

Taoiseach on Merkel 'bugging' claims: 'I always operate on the basis that my calls are listened to'

Who knew you could tap a battered old Nokia…

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Oct 24th 2013, 12:17 PM

# bank debt deal

Merkel: Ireland has made good progress, I'm grateful to Enda Kenny

Earlier the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said that the result of the German election was never going to impact on Ireland’s push for retrospective recapitalisation of its banks.

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Sep 23rd 2013, 2:27 PM

# Germany

After 'super-result' Merkel begins search for German coalition partner

“The Merkel Republic,” ran the headline for a commentary on news site Spiegel Online as the German chancellor saw off the challenge of the Social Democrats but did not win an outright majority.

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Sep 23rd 2013, 7:01 AM

# Dancing on a Wing

Man wearing only underpants parties on Angela Merkel's plane

The intruder was high on drugs, danced on the wing of the jet, sprayed foam around the plush interior and released an inflatable slide.

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Aug 21st 2013, 11:29 AM

# Germany

German hostage drama ends as Merkel forced to cancel campaign rally

A man entered the town hall in Ingolstadt and took four people hostage releasing them gradually in a tense nine-hour stand off before police confronted the 24-year-old whose only demand had been a doner kebab.

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Aug 19th 2013, 5:53 PM

# Merkel

Merkel defends secret surveillance for security purposes

In her most detailed comments on the spying claims made by Edward Snowden, the German chancellor defended the role of secret services in keeping populations safe.

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Jul 10th 2013, 5:47 PM

# Youth Unemployment

When Enda met Angela: Merkel to host Taoiseach in round table meeting

Youth unemployment is top of the agenda at a round table summit in the German capital today.

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Jul 3rd 2013, 6:00 AM

# Anglo Tapes

Angela Merkel: I regard the Anglo Tapes with contempt

The German chancellor was asked about the controversial recordings of former Anglo Irish Bank executives in Brussels last night.

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Jun 28th 2013, 7:52 AM

# rally

Anti G8 protests take place in Belfast

A crowd of 1,500 protesters took to the streets of Belfast today to march against the G8 Summit.

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Jun 15th 2013, 4:54 PM

# Pack your bags

Merkel tells young people with no jobs that they might have to move

Merkel said there will have to be more mobility if the youth unemployment figures are to be reduced.

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Jun 15th 2013, 3:14 PM

Voices

Column: The G8 summit could have huge economic benefits for Ireland – if it goes well

Using the summit as an opportunity to vent frustrations with protests could be damaging and will only distract the international media from the many positives of Ireland’s recovery, writes Samuel Brazys.

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May 31st 2013, 7:00 AM

# Told the Truth

Merkel ally: Taoiseach told Irish people truth about 'hardship' they'd face

German MEP, Elmar Brok, said that Fine Gael’s support for some of the previous government’s policies had made it able to “sell” austerity and financial hardship to the Irish people.

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Mar 29th 2013, 7:15 AM

Voices

Column: It's been an emotional upheaval but at least Cypriots are standing united

The people of Cyprus are no strangers to losing their belongings, as history has shown, writes Yiota Demetriou – who questions why her country is getting the short end of the stick.

Mar 25th 2013, 7:00 PM

# Merkel

Spanish newspaper retracts column comparing Merkel to Hitler

A columnist for El Pais wrote that the German chancellor had “like Hitler, declared war” on Europe in a piece that has now been retracted.

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Mar 24th 2013, 2:34 PM

# franco-irish

French minister with Irish links says Hollande supports bank debt deal

Hélène Conway-Mouret, who lived in Ireland for 30 years, says that the actions of French president Francois Hollande have helped softened Germany’s view on Ireland’s legacy bank debt.

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Nov 3rd 2012, 8:30 AM

# bank debt

Taoiseach: Bank debt deal will be dealt with by Finance Minister next year

Enda Kenny has said his meeting with Angela Merkel today will not be about making a decision on a deal for Ireland’s legacy bank debt.

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Nov 1st 2012, 10:44 AM

# Special Case

German finance minister 'very impressed' with 'special case' Ireland

Wolfgang Schauble said he was confident Ireland would not need a second bailout following a meeting with Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin today.

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Oct 29th 2012, 1:56 PM

# bank debt

Rabbitte slams 'orgy of negativity' over bank debt deal

Pat Rabbitte siad that he would have preferred if Angela Merkel had not made the remarks she made but insisted that an agreement to deal with Ireland’s bank debt still stands.

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Oct 21st 2012, 2:28 PM

# bank debt

Govt insists agreement to address bank debt stands, FF says it's in denial

The government has continued to insist a deal on Ireland’s debt still stands despite comments from the German chancellor yesterday.

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Oct 20th 2012, 3:31 PM

# Media

Berlusconi family newspaper calls Merkel the Fourth Reich

Today’s Il Giornale headline “Quarto Reich” is accompanied by a picture of the German Chancellor.

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Aug 3rd 2012, 11:36 AM

# Germany

Circumcision ban could make Germany 'laughing stock': Merkel

“I do not want Germany to be the only country in the world in which Jews cannot practise their rites,” the Germany Chancellor has said.

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Jul 16th 2012, 1:50 PM

# Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel approval rating up after EU summit

The German Chancellor’s popularity has risen to its highest level since she was re-elected in 2009.

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Jul 6th 2012, 10:21 AM

# germany votes

Germans want to ban bestiality, legalise cannabis

More than 152,000 voted to make cannabis a legal drug, while a further 93,000 said sex with animals should be banned.

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Jul 4th 2012, 5:02 PM

# Oh fliuch

It's raining, so here are 6 things to cheer you up

Longest day of the year, you say? So what if it’s not sunny – these might make it better…

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Jun 21st 2012, 4:51 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jun 15th 2012, 4:52 PM

# Euro Crisis

Merkel: German money will not save Europe

Chancellor says that countries need to cut debt, not print more money through the issuance of Eurobonds.

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Jun 15th 2012, 10:58 AM

# G8

End of G8 summit: Obama talks of 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

The US President spoke of an emerging consensus to promote growth and job creation , while the German Chancellor added that austerity was still on the agenda.

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May 20th 2012, 12:09 PM

# Eurozone

Angela Merkel’s 2011: “Profound change, toughest currency test”

The German chancellor’s New Year’s televised address to her nation included a vow to save the euro.

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Dec 31st 2011, 10:45 AM

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Column: Nick Leeson's 4 lessons learned from 2011

Ireland and a euro break-up, the truth about tribunals, white collar crime and the dangers of ‘pay day’ loans – former trader Nick Leeson rings the closing bell on 2011.

Dec 26th 2011, 8:25 AM

# Euro

Cameron threatens to block Merkozy's EU Treaties change

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are due to present plans for a new EU treaty – but Britain is threatening to veto the proposals.

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Dec 7th 2011, 8:29 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Dec 2nd 2011, 4:59 PM

# Debt Crisis

Merkel says eurozone recovery will take ten years

Meanwhile Greece has entered political deadlock in a bid to form a coalition government…

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Nov 5th 2011, 2:44 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Sep 29th 2011, 4:50 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock

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Jun 17th 2011, 4:47 PM

# Merkel

Angela Merkel insists there is no problem with the euro

The German chancellor think its not the single currency but the debt problems afflicting the likes of Ireland and Greece as she insisted the single currency was a stable one.

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Jun 2nd 2011, 8:46 AM