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Protesters clash with police during demo against Merkel visit
Protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration against the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Athens, Thursday. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]
Merkel arrives in Athens for two-day visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Athens for a two-day visit on Thursday.
Merkel, who landed at Athens International Airport at 6.15 p.m., is scheduled to meet with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Maximos Mansion at 6.10 p.m. The two leaders will then hold a joint press conference at 7.40 p.m.
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Security tight in Athens ahead of Merkel visit
A total of 2,000 police officers are to be deployed across Athens for a two-day visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel starting on Thursday afternoon.
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Greece can count on Germany, Merkel tells Kathimerini before visit
Ahead of a two-day visit to Athens starting on Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed her support for Greece and the country's reform effort in an exclusive statement to Kathimerini, saying that the country can "continue to count on its partnership and friendship with Germany."
Angela Merkel's New Year's speech: Germany Will Take o Greater Responsibility Internationally in 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will take on greater responsibility internationally in 2019, and keep pushing for global solutions to the challenges of climate change, migration and "terrorism", reported Aljazeera.
Another missed opportunity
The closer we get to general elections, the more the prime minister and his SYRIZA cadres will go back to the playbook that dictated the stance of the leftist party back when it was in the opposition and its support was still in the 3 percent range.
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Merkel set for late G20 arrival after 'serious' plane malfunction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due arrive in Buenos Aires on Friday evening, far later than planned but still in time to attend a G20 dinner after "serious" technical problems forced her plane to make an emergency landing.
Brnabic attends Berlin ceremonial dinner with Merkel
Merkel and Brnabic "sat at the same table in the ceremonial hall of the German Historical Museum," the agency said.
The prime minister said that the dinner was "an opportunity to talk to the German chancellor on various issues," the Serbian government announced.
Vucic: Merkel requests meeting
"We received from the Office of the Chancellor that Merkel wants a bilateral meeting with me on Sunday morning. That speaks about the importance and the place of Serbia. People need to be proud and satisfied," the president said in a statement to the press.
He said he always wants to see Merkel and added that he believes that Europe will lose much when she leaves.
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Merkel calls for European solidarity to tackle illegal migration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to European Union members to show solidarity to ensure the Frontex border agency has sufficient powers to be effective and help stop illegal migration, in line with European Commission plans.