Now playing Next Belgium Euroviews. The rule of law deal that saved Angela Merkel’s legacy ǀ View In spite of her longstanding support for Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel may have preserved her legacy after Poland and Hungary ended their blockade of the EU's historic budget. 13/12/2020
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Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: Brexit talks stuck as EU budget finally moves forward It wasn't all doom and gloom this week for EU negotiations. 11/12/2020
Now playing Next Germany Coronavirus: Last orders for Germany's makeshift mulled wine stands? Some cities in Germany have already banned makeshift Glühwein stands and with growing calls for a tighter pre-Christmas lockdown, last orders could be around the corner for the rest. 10/12/2020
Now playing Next Germany Germany sets general election date and an end to the Merkel era Angela Merkel is the second longest-serving German chancellor. 09/12/2020
Now playing Next Germany Merkel calls for new restrictions across Germany to curb COVID cases The German Chancellor backs scientists' recommendations for tighter lockdown measures. 09/12/2020
Now playing Next Germany Car with anti-globalisation message crashes into Merkel's office gates The estate car had the words “Stop Globalisation Politics” written in white on its right side and “You damn killers of children and old people” on the other. 25/11/2020
Now playing Next World French shops to open; Spain's rule of six and Germany's mini-amnesty President Emmanuel Macron has said France will start to ease its strict national lockdown with the reopening of shops. In Spain government is to propose a somewhat different Christmas and New Year celebrations. According to draft proposals authorties plan to limit gatherings to six people in total. 25/11/2020
Now playing Next Germany Germany indicts suspected Egyptian spy in Angela Merkel's press team Germany has indicted a suspected German-Egyptian spy working in Chancellor's Angela Merkel's press service. 16/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Johnson, Macron and Merkel congratulate Biden during phone calls The three European leaders each talked to US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, vowing to work together on "shared priorities" including climate change and multilateralism. 10/11/2020
Now playing Next world news EU to 'intensify cooperation' with new US government: von der Leyen In a video statement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the US and EU were "friends and allies" and said the election was a "moment of significance". 08/11/2020
Now playing Next Germany Germany to begin partial lockdown from November 2, says Angela Merkel No more than ten people should convene at one time and contact is set to be limited to two households. 28/10/2020
Now playing Next Germany Germany's CDU party delays electing Merkel's successor for second time Current party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had announced in February that she would not run for chancellor in the expected 2021 election and would relinquish the party leadership. 26/10/2020
Now playing Next Germany COVID-19: Germany hit by record hike in new cases More than 6,600 new COVID-19 infections were reported by authorities on Thursday morning, beating a previous record set on March 28. 15/10/2020
Now playing Next Germany 'A defining moment': Germany marks 30th anniversary of reunification East Germany joined the western federal republic on October 3, 1990, following the collapse of the Soviet regime less than a year before. 03/10/2020
Now playing Next Europe News European leaders remain divided over Turkey and Belarus sanctions European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss pressing foreign affairs issues. As they sit down for talks, here is what has been said so far. 01/10/2020
Now playing Next Germany Angela Merkel visited Berlin sickbed of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny The opposition figure was in hospital in Berlin being treated for Novichok poisoning when Merkel came to the hospital for "a private meeting". 28/09/2020
Now playing Next Germany Coronavirus: Germany bans large gatherings till the end of the year Infection rates have spiked in the country to the highest level since the end of April. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Germany XXL Bundestag: Opposition slams plan to halt growing German parliament Opposition MPs slammed plans put forward by Merkel's governing coalition as "unambitious and feeble," adding they "won't prevent the Bundestag growing.” 26/08/2020
Now playing Next Germany Watch: Greta Thunberg calls for climate leaders after Merkel meeting Ahead of the meeting in Berlin, Thunberg and three other youth climate activists warned that "the world is still in a state of climate crisis denial". 20/08/2020