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Angela Merkel's coalition under threat after Conservatives warn Social Democrats: 'Germany no blank cheque for Europe'

A senior conservative lawmaker on Tuesday told Germany’s Social Democrats they would jeopardise a hard-fought coalition agreement if they went overboard with spending plans for Europe.

Angela Merkel's party to hold talks with SPD over forming coalition, likely to seal deal by Sunday evening

German chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will sit down with their historic centre-left rivals today to try and seal a deal to form a government more than four months after legislative elections.

German chancellor Angela Merkel won't risk unstable minority govt, ready to lead party into snap elections

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she was ready to lead her party into snap elections rather than risk leading an unstable minority government.

Angela Merkel makes final push to form government, hopes to find common ground with allies

Chancellor Angela Merkel is making a last push to forge a government, in a twin battle to save her political future and avert fresh elections that could destabilise Germany and Europe

Angela Merkel tries to forge unlikely coalition after weak showing in German national elections

Angela Merkel, weakened by poor election results, will from Wednesday seek to forge an unlikely governing coalition from a motley crew of parties.

Angela Merkel agrees to cap Germany's refugee intake at 200,000 a year; seeks to unite allies ahead of tough coalition talks

Two weeks after winning elections with a reduced majority, Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to limit Germany's refugee intake in a bid to unite her conservative camp ahead of tough coalition talks to form a new government.

Angela Merkel's weak election performance makes push for integrated Europe tougher, warn experts

Weakened mainly because of a far-right surge in Germany, Angela Merkel will face serious challenges in promoting deeper European integration, experts have said.

Angela Merkel wins fourth term in Germany, but rise of the far-right leaves bitter aftertaste

While Angela Merkel's party remains the largest group in German Parliament, this is their worst performance since 1949 and pales in comparison to 2013, when they won 41.5 percent of the vote

Angela Merkel casts ballot in Berlin in Germany's general election; likely to clinch fourth term

Merkel's conservative CDU party, along with its Bavarian sister party the CSU, holds a double-digit lead in the polls

Germans divided on the effectiveness of CCTV cameras in crime prevention, even as its govt pushes forth video surveillance measures

In Germany though, there is no straightforward answer to video surveillance. There are protests against video surveillance cameras in public spaces in Germany