And Chancellor Merkel, is Europe concerned about the possibility of the U.S. defaulting on its debt?
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Chancellor Merkel Press Conference
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for Russia to give a chance to non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Their angry chants were directed at the troika, the EU and in particular Germany's Angela Merkel.
However, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had not reached a definitive position on the issue.
That is why Chancellor Merkel has said that there will be no "debt union".
Angela Merkel is on record as saying defending the euro is a German national interest.
The 62-year-old politician could be Mr. Hollande's best chance to knit amiable relations with Chancellor Merkel.
Mrs Merkel frequently says there is no magic bullet when it comes to the eurozone crisis.
The fourth and final phase of the Hartz reforms went into effect in 2005 under Merkel.
Bondholders also got a scare from Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, and members of her cabinet.
"Merkel has not been shy of criticizing Russia from time to time, " said Maslov.
Merkel, Sarkozy and others may not want Greece to leave, but they may have no choice.
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Merkel is saying that if Greece fails, it would be nothing short of catastrophic.
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And, Christoph Schult, how might the change from Chancellor Schroeder to Chancellor Merkel change German policies?
Angela Merkel, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, will become the new chancellor.
In this intimate setting Angela Merkel might find herself under some very polite post-prandial pressure.
Merkel said further sanctions would follow if Iran failed to meet its commitments.
Merkel said there must be a "common approach" toward Iran in the world community.
The decision to leave the Bundesbank follows a meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel.
"I am telling all citizens with savings that their deposits are safe, " Merkel said.
For Mrs Merkel, rules and rectitude would narrow bond spreads and make Eurobonds unnecessary.
To America, Chancellor Merkel and the country she leads are among our closest allies.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is on board - though only because the alternative looked even more dangerous.
"The financial markets will say this is not a solution, " Ms. Merkel told the French leader.
Spokesmen for Ms. Merkel strenuously deny that North Rhine-Westphalia influenced her tactics on Greece.
But behind the scenes, Ms. Merkel was starting to take over the contingency planning.
Ms. Merkel went on German public radio that month and said Greece didn't need aid.
Ms. Merkel put her foot down, insisting that only the IMF had the necessary experience.
Other European leaders believed Ms. Merkel was playing for time because of domestic politics.
Veteran financier George Soros, at a lunch earlier Wednesday in Davos, sharply criticized Ms. Merkel's policies.
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