The Local Germany 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 Merkel brushes off Sarko election snub German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday denied being annoyed over French President Nicolas Sarkozy's comment that she would not play a direct part in his re-election campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20120327/41581 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:13:00 +0200 41581 Merkel's French connection German Chancellor Angela Merkel is running for re-election – in France. The Local’s Marc Young takes a closer look at the “Merkozy” phenomenon. https://www.thelocal.de/20120210/40669 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:14:00 +0100 40669 Sarkozy looks to Merkel for re-election help Chancellor Angela Merkel and the bulk of the German cabinet descended on Paris Monday on a mission to rescue her French ally President Nicolas Sarkozy's struggling re-election campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20120206/40565 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:57:00 +0100 40565 Eurozone rescue plan to lean on banks Eurozone crisis talks in Brussels over the weekend took small steps towards agreement, it emerged on Monday morning, as negotiations continued to put details to Germany’s parliament by the end of the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20111024/38403 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:33:00 +0200 38403 Merkel and Sarkozy back Greece as worries mount Germany and France believe debt-ridden Greece's future lies in the eurozone, as Athens vows to stick to the harsh austerity measures needed for an EU bailout. https://www.thelocal.de/20110915/37603 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:25:00 +0200 37603