angela merkel, health concerns, public trembling

A Trembling Merkel Has Everyone Concerned

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been making headlines the past few weeks for all the wrong reasons. The 64-year-old has publicly trembled in a most violent fashion on two different occasions. While the incidents have led to questions about whether Merkel is healthy enough to continue in her current post, some have asked that she ...

Jack Roberts

Angela Merkel.

Germany Will Discuss Huawei Threat With U.S., Says Merkel

Facing pressure from the U.S. to ditch Huawei, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that her administration will talk with relevant American authorities. However, Merkel reiterated that the final call on whether to ban Huawei’s 5G equipment would only be made by the German government. Huawei in Germany “Security, particularly when it comes to the expansion ...

Jack Roberts

Germany's Angela Merkel.

Angela Merkel Quits Facebook as Hacking Scandal Continues

The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, has quit the social media platform Facebook. Her decision comes on the back of a massive hacking attempt in the country in which the private information of hundreds of German lawmakers was compromised. Logging out of Facebook “Today is the day on which I would like to thank you ...

Nspirement Staff

Smiling Angela Merkel.

Germany-China Trade Deals Not a Response to US Tariffs

Germany and China recently signed deals worth 20 billion euros (US$23.6 billion). In addition to multiple joint cooperation projects between governmental agencies, companies like BASF, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Siemens, and Bosch announced Germany-China trade deals and partnerships. Just shortly prior to the deals, President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on US$34 billion of Chinese ...

Hermann Rohr