https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20241126/no-regrets-angela-merkel-looks-back-at-refugee-crisis-and-russia-ties Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:04:13 +0100 no-regrets-angela-merkel-looks-back-at-refugee-crisis-and-russia-ties German newspaper Die Zeit has published a series of excerpts from "Freedom", the eagerly anticipated memoir by former German chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20241121/angela-merkel-reveals-musings-on-trump-ukraine-and-her-childhood-in-memoir Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:04:27 +0100 angela-merkel-reveals-musings-on-trump-ukraine-and-her-childhood-in-memoir Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was still one of the world's most popular politicians when she retired in 2021, but critics are increasingly questioning her legacy ahead of the release of her memoirs. https://www.thelocal.de/20241120/legacy-of-former-german-chancellor-merkel-under-fire-ahead-of-memoirs Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:27:16 +0100 legacy-of-former-german-chancellor-merkel-under-fire-ahead-of-memoirs From East German chemist to humble politician to 'the world's most powerful woman', Angela Merkel has lived quite a life. Now more details are emerging about her 700-page memoir. https://www.thelocal.de/20240514/former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-to-release-memoir-in-november Tue, 14 May 2024 17:39:33 +0200 former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-to-release-memoir-in-november Former chancellor Angela Merkel received Germany's highest honour on Monday despite facing continued criticism of her legacy since leaving office, especially over her policy towards Moscow. https://www.thelocal.de/20230417/merkel-to-get-germanys-top-honour-despite-criticism Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:25:18 +0200 merkel-to-get-germanys-top-honour-despite-criticism Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to refugees during her time in office. https://www.thelocal.de/20230208/merkel-receives-unesco-peace-prize-for-welcoming-refugees Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:43:03 +0100 merkel-receives-unesco-peace-prize-for-welcoming-refugees Angela Merkel left the German chancellery on December 8th, 2021 at the height of her global stature. Twelve months on, it is hard to find a more precipitous drop in popularity and prestige in modern European politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20221205/what-do-germans-think-of-merkel-a-year-after-her-departure Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:51:44 +0100 what-do-germans-think-of-merkel-a-year-after-her-departure Former chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she did not regret taking on Russia as a major gas supplier for Germany during her 16 years in office. https://www.thelocal.de/20221013/merkel-says-no-regrets-over-germanys-russia-gas-deals Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:06:07 +0200 merkel-says-no-regrets-over-germanys-russia-gas-deals Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday won the United Nations refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office. https://www.thelocal.de/20221004/former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-wins-un-refugee-prize Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:39:30 +0200 former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-wins-un-refugee-prize Angela Merkel will publish her political memories in autumn 2024 after serving for 16 years as chancellor in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20220908/former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-to-release-memoir Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:56:48 +0200 former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-to-release-memoir Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday hailed Mikhail Gorbachev's role in reuniting Germany but lamented that the last Soviet leader's attempt to establish enduring democracy in Russia had "failed". https://www.thelocal.de/20220831/gorbachev-fundamentally-changed-my-life-says-merkel Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:20:28 +0200 gorbachev-fundamentally-changed-my-life-says-merkel The former German Chancellor defended her legacy in her first major interview since leaving office. But it left many questions open - and hasn't impressed her critics, writes Aaron Burnett. https://www.thelocal.de/20220608/what-we-learned-from-angela-merkels-first-foray-out-of-retirement Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:25:44 +0200 what-we-learned-from-angela-merkels-first-foray-out-of-retirement Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her years-long policy of detente towards Moscow, saying she had "nothing to apologise for" even as the Ukraine war casts a pall on her legacy. https://www.thelocal.de/20220608/merkel-says-she-has-nothing-to-apologise-for-over-russia-legacy Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:16:46 +0200 merkel-says-she-has-nothing-to-apologise-for-over-russia-legacy In her first major speech since leaving office, Angela Merkel called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “barbaric.” But the former Chancellor has been criticised for enabling Vladimir Putin while in office. Will German public opinion on Merkel turn? https://www.thelocal.de/20220602/analysis-are-germans-questioning-merkels-legacy Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:19:36 +0200 analysis-are-germans-questioning-merkels-legacy Up to the final hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, former chancellor Angela Merkel had been touted as the person favoured by Germans to try to talk President Vladimir Putin out of the conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20220312/clouds-over-merkels-legacy-as-russian-invasion-lays-flaws-bare Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:22:18 +0100 clouds-over-merkels-legacy-as-russian-invasion-lays-flaws-bare Retired former chancellor Angela Merkel has said no thanks to an offer of a job with the United Nations, her office said Wednesday, as she settles into retirement after 16 years in power. https://www.thelocal.de/20220119/german-ex-chancellor-merkel-turns-down-un-job Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:33:36 +0100 german-ex-chancellor-merkel-turns-down-un-job Angela Merkel is planning an autobiography providing a personal perspective on her time as German chancellor, her long-time aide Beate Baumann said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20211210/merkel-to-write-own-memoirs-with-longtime-adviser Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:28:22 +0100 merkel-to-write-own-memoirs-with-longtime-adviser German Chancellor Angela Merkel formally handed over power to her successor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday, leaving her office in central Berlin by motorcade. https://www.thelocal.de/20211208/angela-merkel-leaves-german-chancellery-after-16-years Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:08:01 +0100 angela-merkel-leaves-german-chancellery-after-16-years Angela Merkel has left her mark both on Germany and the globe. As she steps down from politics, we've prepared a quiz to see how much you know about the outgoing Chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20211207/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-angela-merkel Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:38:58 +0100 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-angela-merkel  After 16 years in charge of Europe's biggest economy, the first thing Angela Merkel wants to do when she retires from politics is take "a little nap". But what about after that? https://www.thelocal.de/20211205/sleep-seaside-potato-soup-what-will-merkel-do-next Sun, 05 Dec 2021 18:31:01 +0100 sleep-seaside-potato-soup-what-will-merkel-do-next