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Angela Merkel's mixed legacy: Open-door policy, rise of far right

Stepping down officially in 2021, it's the start of the long road to the end for Angela Merkel at the helm [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters] It has been described by German media as the "decision of her life" ... read more

Assessing Angela Merkel’s legacy

October 31, 2018 On Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced ... referring to the rise across Europe of right-wing populism and voter dissatisfaction with economic and immigration policies.” ... read more

Blue steel

The decision led indirectly to a surge in the far right and the splintering of German ­politics; it has often been described as an impulse, a moment of reckless generosity. But Merkel in church ... ... read more

‘Queen of Europe’ Angela Merkel stands firm amid Germany refugee crisis

BERLIN — Her open-door policy for refugees has sparked anger across the Continent and threatened her political standing at home, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel is closing ... where incidents of ... read more

Merkel takes a gamble with new immigration law

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes a new immigration law will make it easier for foreign workers to find jobs in Germany, but her push to fill a record number of vacancies risks ... read more

Merkel agrees to curb migration, upsets Greens

It also targeted the rise of far-right sentiment in Germany ... The pact represents a U-turn for Merkel's previous open door policy, which let in well over 1 million migrants over the past three years ... read more

Angela Merkel is on the ropes. Here are her options.

When Merkel wobbles, the markets tremble as well. Her sudden instability was in part triggered by the rise of the far right in the recent German elections ... and climate change initiatives. Merkel’s ... read more

Conservative counter-revolution is a very German affair

The real story of Sunday’s federal election in Germany is not Angela Merkel’s likely fourth term or the slide of the Social Democrats. Focusing on the rise of the far-right Alternative ... But now a ... read more

Merkel vows to 'win back trust' after defeat to anti-migrant party

Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday to "win back trust" of voters angered by her open-door refugee policy, while admitting her ... riding high in the polls and a far-right ... read more

The curbs on Angela Merkel will also bind her successor’s hands

On his last official visit to Berlin in November 2016, Barack Obama paid glowing tribute to Angela Merkel ... her open-door policy, though soon revised, contributed to profound EU divisions over ... read more

The rise of Trump has led to an unexpected twist in Germany’s election: A resurgent left

Even as far-right parties and isolationist ... means it is no longer unthinkable that Merkel loses. [Germany used to be migrants’ promised land. Now, it’s turning them back.] Merkel’s open-door policy ... read more