Angela Merkel

21/05/2012

French press review 21 May 2012

Greece, Nato, and French elections are this morning's headline stories.

20/05/2012 - The Sound Kitchen

The 20 May Sound Kitchen quiz

Put on your thinking caps … it’s time for the quiz. You’ll hear great music and listener’s letters, too … don’t miss it!

19/05/2012 - United States

Eurozone crisis central to G8 talks

Leaders of the G8 are meeting today at Camp David in the United States. The eurozone economic crisis is top of the agenda.

18/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

How will Obama and Hollande get along at G8, Nato summits?

France’s new President François Hollande can expect a qualified welcome from Barack Obama when he arrives at the G8 summit at Camp David on Friday.

17/05/2012 - France's new president

New French government takes pay cut , fights for growth in Europe

France’s new, Socialist government held its first meeting Thursday with a pay cut for the president and ministers the first item on the agenda.

16/05/2012 - Germany - Eurozone

Austerity advocate Merkel gets 750-euro pay rise

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Europe’s chief advocate of austerity, is soon to pocket an extra 930 euros a month, bringing her salary to 17,016 euros a month.

16/05/2012 - France's new president

Hollande, Merkel fail to stop market slide as Greece faces new election

European stock markets were down Wednesday and the euro fell to its lowest level for four months, despite new French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ...

15/05/2012 - France's new president

New President François Hollande promises to lead France with simplicity

France's new President Francois Hollande has vowed to lead the country with "dignity and simplicity" after he officially became the seventh head of the Fifth Republic, which was founded ...

14/05/2012 - Germany

Blow to Merkel after Christian Democratic Union party loses key German state

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, suffered a severe defeat on Sunday in the key German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

13/05/2012 - France

Socialist Party spokesman Hamon slams Merkel over austerity policy

French Socialist Party spokesman Benoit Hamon sharply criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a televised interview on Sunday saying she must understand that she alone cannot decide the fate ...