France Emmanuel Macron: Europe's new shining light or best of a bad bunch? For Macron, the G7 summit held on his home turf, appeared to be the latest, well-calculated move to position himself as the European leader. 27/08/2019
Germany Watch: Merkel sees 'possibilities' for Brexit compromise with UK The German Chancellor wants to her Britain's proposals for an alternative to the backstop in a possible sign of compromise with Boris Johnson. 21/08/2019
United Kingdom 'Nein, non'? UK PM Johnson heads to Berlin & Paris amid Brexit impasse Boris Johnson is to visit Berlin and Paris this week on his first foreign trips as the UK's new prime minister. 20/08/2019
Iceland Climate Change top of the agenda as Nordic ministers meet in Iceland The meeting comes after environmentalists in Iceland laid a commemorative plaque on the site of a Glacier on Sunday that had been declared dead. The Okjökull glacier had existed for 700 years and was Iceland's first glacier to disappear. 20/08/2019
Germany What was the Weimar Republic? Formed out of the bloodshed of World War One, Germany's first democratic experiment was overcome by Adolf Hitler's Nazis. 19/08/2019
Germany Merkel pays tribute to army general who almost assassinated Hitler Angela Merkel paid tribute to Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg who was executed for his part in the plot to assassinate the Nazi leader and end the war in 1944 20/07/2019
state of the union Was von der Leyen's charm offensive enough to get MEP approval? Von der Leyen finished her meetings with political groups in Brussels, but it's unclear if she will win the absolute majority of votes in Strasbourg. In other news, Angela Merkel decided to change protocol to prevent her from shaking. All this and more in the State of the Union. 15/07/2019
Germany Concern or circus? Should we speculate on Merkel's health? Three shaking bouts in under a month have sparked concerns for the health and well-being of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But has the subsequent media coverage really been necessary? 12/07/2019
Germany 'I am fine', says Angela Merkel after third bout of shaking in a month The German chancellor has rekindled concerns for her health after she was seen shaking during her meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne. 10/07/2019
Raw Politics Your Call in full: Privacy of leaders' health and migrant rescue ships Catch the full episode of Thursday night's Your Call 28/06/2019
Germany German far-right suspect confesses to killing politician A German far-right suspect confessed to killing a pro-immigration politician, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday. 27/06/2019
brussels bureau EU summit deadlock over top jobs and climate discord No deal could be found on the race for EU top jobs. The leaders will meet again on June the 30th to continue the negotiations. 21/06/2019
brussels bureau The five key takeaways from the EU summits More than one month after the European Parliamentary elections, there seems little sign of agreement between parliamentary groups or between member states' leaders on who should replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission. 19/06/2019
Raw Politics Your Call in full: Regulating tourism? Merkel's next job? Catch the full episode to hear viewers and panellists debate about NGO boats, mandating tourism and Angela Merkel's next job. 13/06/2019
Germany Germany's social democrats look for alternatives to Merkel coalition A swing to the left could trigger a snap election and hasten Merkel's exit 09/06/2019
Germany Germany's Social Democrats seek leader after Nahles' resignation Andrea Nahles has quit as leader of the SPD, Angela Merkel's coalition parter, amid a slump in popularity. 02/06/2019
Germany Merkel meets Pompeo in Berlin for talks on issues including Iran Pompeo began a five-day European trip on Friday with a delayed visit to Berlin, where he was expected to press Germany to boost its military spending, avoid dealings with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and reconsider a pipeline project with Russia. 31/05/2019
Germany Angela Merkel lays out legacy in Harvard speech The German Chancellor launched a staunch defence of Europe. 31/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Germany and France clash over EU top job France and Germany have clashed over who should become the next President of the European Commission. German Chancellor Angela Merkel favours centre-right candidate Manfred Weber for the role, whereas French President Emmanuel Macron pointedly didn't mention Weber amongst the contenders he listed. 29/05/2019
Germany Merkel vows to make Germany CO2 neutral but some remain sceptical German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the 10th Petersburg Climate Dialogue on Tuesday. During her speech Merkel vowed to create a plan to make Germany CO2 neutral by 2050. In reaction to the vow, environmental NGOs have made it clear that they want action, not promises. 14/05/2019
world news Balkan summit aims to break Kosovo-Serbia deadlock Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo held their first talks in several months — part of a Western Balkan summit aimed at ending the deadlock in the region. 30/04/2019
Belgium What was on the tablet that had May and Merkel laughing? German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been breaking the EU summit ice with under-fire UK PM Theresa May. 10/04/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics: MEPs discuss Theresa May's Brexit tour UK Prime Minister Theresa May made a last-ditch tour to garner support for another Brexit extension ahead of Wednesday's European summit. 10/04/2019
United Kingdom MPs back idea of Brexit extension to June 30 ahead of EU summit British MPs have this afternoon endorsed Prime Minister Theresa May's request to the European Union to delay Brexit until June 30, adding weight to the pitch she will make to EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday. 09/04/2019
United Kingdom What do EU leaders say about another Brexit extension? Leaders from the other 27 EU countries meet on Wednesday to decide on the UK’s request for a Brexit delay until June 30. 09/04/2019
Good Morning Europe May to hold face-to-face meetings with Merkel and Macron over Brexit extension The UK Prime Minister will hold face-to-face meetings with the German and French leaders in advance of the emergency Brexit summit on Wednesday. Theresa May is continuing to face strong resistance from within her cabinet to a long Brexit delay, 09/04/2019
