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BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a "reliable concept" for the future of its subsidiary Opel. GM last week called off the planned sale of Germany-based Opel to car parts maker Magna and Russian lender Sberbank.
Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the courage of East Germans who helped topple the Berlin Wall as leaders converged on the German capital to celebrate the 20th anniversary of an event which marked the end of the Cold War.
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visited what was once a fortified border crossing on Monday — retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity. Within moments of a confused announcement on Nov. 9, 1989, that East Germany was lifting travel restrictions ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a "reliable concept" for the future of its subsidiary Opel.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her new government's top priority is overcoming the effects of the economic crisis -- but she warns they will intensify before the situation improves.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union congratulated Peter Mueller on being voted in as prime minister of Saarland state today. Mueller heads a coalition of his CDU, the Free Democratic Party and the Greens, the first such alliance in Germany’s 16 states.
Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the courage of easterners who helped bring down the Berlin Wall as the city celebrated the 20th anniversary of the events that marked the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a reunited Germany.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulated Germans on the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a meeting Monday with Angela Merkel, Germany's first chancellor from the former communist East.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “most joyful day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.
BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel led a gathering of world leaders in Germany's capital yesterday for a celebration of the night 20 years earlier when the Berlin Wall fell.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “happiest day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove all the way from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet backed tax cuts of 6.1 billion euros ($9.1 billion) in 2010, steps pledged before the Sept. 27 election to spur growth after the deepest economic recession since World War II.
What's Your Reaction? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Berlin on Monday for the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall. But before the celebrations began, she held bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel--and fashion faux pas !--the two women dressed almost identically.
Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she...
Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visited what was once a fortified border crossing.
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visited what was once a fortified border crossing today — retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell. The Bornholmer Strasse bridge was the first crossing to open on Nov. 9, 1989, following a confused announcement that East Germany was lifting ...
BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visited what was once a fortified border crossing today -- retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell.
BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and other luminaries at what was once a fortified border crossing – retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall fell. The Bornholmer Strasse bridge was the first crossing to open on Nov. 9, 1989 following a communist official's confused announcement that East Germany was lifting travel ...
(Adds details.) BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet Monday approved economic stimulus measures for 2010 worth some EUR8.4 billion, said a person familiar with the government's action.
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a personal account of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, which she called the luckiest day of recent German history, in a video broadcast released Saturday. The chancellor, who grew up in ...
