Germany vetoed key parts of British Prime Minister David Cameron's attempted EU reforms before he called a referendum on Britain's membership, an ex-cabinet minister said in an interview published Tuesday.
German chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed that she wants the UK to remain "an active member of a successful European Union", as British Prime Minister David Cameron attended a banquet in Hamburg.
German businesses would "feel alone" in a post-Brexit Europe without a political counterweight against "socialist" countries like France, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told an audience in London on Wednesday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday drove home his call for EU reforms to protect European welfare systems, saying what is good for Britain is also good for Europe.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday ahead of an EU summit that Germany would not give in to Britain's demands for EU reform if it meant sacrificing achievements made by the bloc on integration.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to China just a week after Chinese President Xi Jinping's own trip to the UK has prompted a flurry of point-scoring comparisons. But experts tell The Local that Europe should be thinking harder about how to present a united front.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Tuesday that he wanted to do everything possible to keep Britain from leaving the European Union, adding that it would be a disaster for both the British and Europeans.
Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath, Managing Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG), exposes the stakes and consequences if Britain votes to leave the European Union in 2017 in an interview with The Local.
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble had a prickly response to British demands for reform of the EU in the margins of a European finance ministers' meeting on Tuesday.
German politicians and commentators confronted the reality that Germany would have to take an even more dominant role in Europe on Friday after David Cameron's Conservative party achieved a surprise victory in the British general election.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is in London Wednesday for face-to-face talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron before he goes into an election promising renegotiation of the UK's EU membership - followed by a referendum.
Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Britain next week for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, her office announced on Friday - with a possible 'Brexit' high on the agenda.
UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel sees the free movement of people within the EU as non-negotiable, her spokesman said Monday, after she reportedly warned Britain against restricting it.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned British Prime Minister David Cameron he is approaching a "point of no return" with the European Union over his immigration proposals, according to a report on Sunday said.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has dealt a blow to UK Prime Minister David Cameron's hopes of renegotiating Britain's relationship with the EU by ruling out changes to freedom of movement.
When it comes to the question of how to liven up the snore fests of German parliamentary debates, politicians think they’ve found the answer – copying Britain’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). But will it work in Germany?
Jean-Claude Juncker was named the next president of the EU Commission on Friday afternoon in an appointment which has caused a rift between Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" arguments that Britain should leave the European Union if it refuses to back down in a dispute over a top job.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she hopes Britain will stay in the EU, amid wrangling over a top EU job that reportedly prompted an exit warning by the British prime minister.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned Chancellor Angela Merkel that the UK could leave the European Union if Jean-Claude Juncker becomes the next European Commission president, Der Spiegel reported on Sunday.
UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Britain on Thursday to stay in the EU but played down David Cameron's hopes that her visit to London would bring major reforms.
Angela Merkel’s visit to London shows how much more David Cameron needs the German Chancellor than she needs him. Until Thursday, her trip was ignored by the German papers who accuse the British press of “hyping” the visit.
