German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday he hopes to work closely with his American counterpart Hillary Clinton as she takes her place in President Barack Obama’s new cabinet.
Germany on Wednesday hailed Barack Obama's decision to kick off his presidency by taking the first step to closing the notorious terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay, but politicians in Berlin were still unable to agree on whether to accept inmates.
Franz Müntefering, head of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), said on Tuesday new US President Barack Obama will likely place difficult demands on America’s partners in Germany and Europe.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said she hoped for closer cooperation with the US government after Barack Obama’s takes his place in the White House.
<b>A new chapter in transatlantic ties begins on Tuesday with the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America. Dr. Jackson Janes, executive director of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University, outlines the key issues where the new US administration can work with Berlin.</b>
President-elect Barack Obama is planning a speech before Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg gate in April to thank Germans for their support during his campaign, news magazine <i>Focus</i> reported this week.
Just a couple of days before he takes office, European security experts are hoping Barack Obama will outline his security vision for Europe at next month’s Munich Security Conference.
German politicians are bickering over whether Berlin should accept Guantánamo Bay inmates in order to help America close the terrorist detention centre.
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has offered Barack Obama Germany’s help in a series of foreign policy matters, including reconstruction in Iraq.
The German government has signalled it is willing to help US President-Elect Obama make good on his promise to close the controversial terrorist prison camp Guantánamo Bay by taking in inmates.
Germany wants further sanctions to be imposed against Iran, hitting the banking and transport sectors, according to <i>Der Spiegel</i> magazine on Sunday.
<b>An overwhelming majority of Germans might adore US president-elect Barack Obama, but they're unlikely to vote for a comparable politician in their own backyard any time soon, argues The Local's Marc Young.</b>
A punch-up between two far-right politicians from the neo-Nazi NPD party broke out in the regional parliament of Saxony in eastern Germany, a party spokesman said on Wednesday.
A prominent Jewish group said on Monday it was reviewing legal options against a German neo-Nazi party for "racist" remarks calling Barack Obama's election as US president a "declaration of war" on "pure" nations.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be the first German foreign minister to visit Baghdad next year since Berlin's opposition to the Iraq war. The visit is seen as a strong sign of support for US president-elect Barack Obama's Middle East policy.
US president-elect Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone call to work "closely" on solving the many challenges facing the international community, Berlin said on Friday.
Anticipating likely requests by US president-elect Barack Obama, an official at the German Foreign Ministry said on Thursday Berlin would not increase its military and civilian operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
<b>German newspaper editorials in The Local’s media roundup are heralding Barack Obama’s convincing election victory as a historic event with global implications.</b>
Foreign policy experts on Wednesday expected US president-elect Barack Obama to revitalize transatlantic ties after the troubled Bush administration years – but not everything will be to Berlin's liking.
German leaders on Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama on his historic election victory and said America could rely on Germany as the two countries tackled global challenges together.
US election fever gripped the German capital into the early hours of Wednesday, as Berliners overwhelmingly welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.
Americans go to the polls on Tuesday to elect either Barack Obama or John McCain president, but <b>Dr. Josef Braml</b> from the German Council on Foreign Relations argues Berlin must look beyond the White House for good transatlantic ties.
Americans vote on Tuesday, but German women have already decided: a new survey says 22 percent would have an affair with Barack Obama. Only 2 percent would sleep with rival John McCain.
It’s no surprise most Germans favour US presidential candidate Barack Obama over his conservative rival John McCain, but as <b>Brittani Sonnenberg</b> reports, some young activists are even teaming up with Americans in Berlin to rally support for the Democrat.
US presidential candidate John McCain’s has accepted the Republican nomination, but many of Germany‘s newspapers in The Local’s media roundup remain focused on his surprise pick for vice president, Sarah Palin.
