Angela Merkel

French President Francois Hollande said Feb. 5 he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Kyiv and Moscow in a fresh push for peace in Ukraine, but warned diplomacy "cannot go on indefinitely".
      

A pro-government rally, that has been organized via social media, will take place today outside the building of the Greek Parliament, in Syntagma Square, Athens, at approximately 18.00.

BRUSSELS - European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister stated on Wednesday that Germany is not hindering Serbia on its European integration path but it still insists on respect of fundamental enlargement process principles.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she saw no substantial differences in the positions of major EU powers on Greece, which is campaigning to renegotiate the terms of its bailout programme.

?I don't think that the positions of the member states of the eurozone with regard to Greece differ, at least in terms of substance,? Merkel said.

It is too early to discuss a third bailout package for Greece, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, stressing the focus of talks with Athens was implementing measures already agreed with the eurozone.

If Greece wants support it will have to stay within a bailout program, according to Wolfgang Schaeuble’s spokesman, Martin Jager.

Berlin again raised the “political thermomter” on the continent shortly before Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis was to meet with his German counterpart.

By Arne Delfs

Germany expects talks with Greece to drag on until after the current round of bailout funding runs out at the end of the month and is prepared to play a waiting game until April or May, when the country approaches a cash crunch, a person familiar with the matter said.

Germany will not supply weapons to Ukraine government forces, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

Instead, Germany prefers to seek a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Kiev government troops and the pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine

Germany won't send weapons to Ukraine - Merkel

BUDAPEST -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that her country will not supply weapons to Ukraine.

She added that Berlin supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces in the east of Ukraine.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Greece's new government was still working out plans on tackling its debt and declined to comment on an apparent softening of Athens' stance on a debt writedown and proposals for a new debt swap.