Angela Merkel

Immigration

Merkel: Swiss question ‘separate from Brexit’

Switzerland’s negotiations with the EU over immigration should not be entangled with Britain’s decision to leave the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

Immigration

Merkel to talk up free movement in Swiss visit

German chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to reiterate Europe’s commitment to the free movement of people during an official visit to Switzerland on Thursday, only her second in ten years.

Health

Merkel warns WHO meet of antibiotics dangers

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in Geneva on Monday urged all countries to help combat the misuse of antibiotics, which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing long-treatable diseases to become killers.

world economic forum

Reforms 'still needed' after ECB action: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday that any action by the European Central Bank to boost the eurozone's struggling economy should not ease the pressure on governments to enact reforms.

skiing

Angela Merkel injured on Swiss ski holiday

German Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured her pelvis in a cross country skiing accident while on holiday in Switzerland, her spokesman said on Monday.