The former German chancellor governed in turbulent times: the financial crisis, Russian aggression in Ukraine, Covid and ...

Angela Merkel was elected leader of Germany in 2005, and she held that position until she retired in 2021. She was the first woman to be chancellor and led Germany longer than any ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English language translators to work on the German text of her new autobiography, Freedom, which is astonishing when one considers how little of substance she ...

"In 2005, 2006 [they] were a goal of everyone in Europe, not only a goal of Angela Merkel." Under Mrs Merkel, Germany and its energy-hungry big industries became dependent on Moscow. Germany built ...

Newly appointed German chancellor Angela Merkel takes the oath of office in Berlin on Nov. 22, 2005. (Jockel Finck/AP) If this is an accurate recounting of her personal feelings at the time ...

I first encountered Angela Merkel when I was the Eastern European ... in 2002 but was out-manoeuvred by a rival. Undeterred, by 2005 she’d seized the nomination and serious power was within ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English ... Upon assuming the chancellorship of Germany in 2005, Merkel made history not only as the first female leader of the federal republic but also ...