First country to do so
Germany
Report: U.S. Spied on Merkel Since 2002
German chancellor’s phone was on NSA list weeks before Obama’s June visit
Germans Coming to U.S. On Heels of Snooping Reports
Troubled by recent allegations of U.S. spying on German chancellor
Merkel Denounces “Spying Among Friends”
Emphasizes that Germany and the U.S. are allies
Germany Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Surveillance Claims
Berlin taking a sharper line over claims that Washington spied on German leaders
Pope Removes German Bishop For Lavish Spending
$42 million residential complex project at issue
E.U. Pushes for Stricter Data Protection After Snowden’s NSA Revelations
In the fight for online privacy, Jan Philipp Albrecht, a German member of the European Parliament, sees himself as Edward Snowden’s comrade in arms. They are the same age, 30, and take the same crusading tone when the subject …
Germany Says Rainbow Olympic Uniforms Aren’t a Jab at Russian Anti-Gay Laws
The rainbow colors evoke the gay rights movement
Germany’s Merkel Faces Tough Coalition Talks
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s triumphant center-right party is still considering who to team up with to form a new German coalition government after its election victory, reports the BBC.
While Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won 41.5% of votes – its best result since 1994 – it fell short of a clear majority. And the …
The Urgent Question for Remarkable Merkel: Can She Form a Government?
Angela Merkel didn’t just win Germany’s Sept. 22 parliamentary elections — she triumphed. Her Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, emerged strengthened, by far the largest bloc …
German Cliff-Hanger: Merkel Wins Big, but Everyone Could Lose
In Germany’s election, the voters have spoken. We just don’t yet know exactly what they’ve said
Germany’s Election: Does Obama Want to See a Merkel Victory?
When U.S. President Barack Obama was candidate Obama back in 2008, he asked to give a speech in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It’s a site not just rich in meaning as the former dividing line between East and West Berlin but also in American history: It’s where Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear …