Bavaria’s state premier stated he plans to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin next yr, stepping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign-policy turf a day after clashing with her over refugee coverage. Horst Seehofer, whose Christian Social Union party bash guidelines Bavaria is a component of Merkel’s governing coalition nationally, is among the most outstanding judges of her open-door stance on asylum seekers. On Russia, he stated it is “realpolitik” to try to contain Read more [...]

“That’s true, without or against Russia we cannot solve conflicts of our time,” the Bavarian prime minister and leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) said at the party congress in Munich, where he was re-elected as CSU head on Saturday. 'Paris changes everything’: Merkel’s allies call for German refugee policy changes Despite Western sanctions, Seehofer wants to develop cooperation with Russia, which he will visit in 2016 to meet Russian Read more [...]

Bavaria’s state premier said he plans to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin next year, stepping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign-policy turf a day after clashing with her over refugee policy.Horst Seehofer, whose Christian Social Union party rules Bavaria and is part of Merkel’s governing coalition nationally, is one of the most prominent critics of her open-door stance on asylum seekers. On Russia, he said it’s “realpolitik” to try to involve Putin in tackling global Read more [...]

Munich: A prominent ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel stepped up his criticism of her refugee policy on Saturday, demanding an end to the "Willkommenskultur" that has encouraged record numbers of migrants to seek asylum in Germany.A day after criticising Merkel -- as she stood uncomfortably beside him on stage -- for refusing to put a cap on the number of refugees entering Germany, Bavarian leader Horst Seehofer called for "a culture of reason, not a culture of welcome"."No one can be forced Read more [...]

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By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Angela Merkel marks her 10th anniversary at the helm of Germany on Sunday, becoming only the third post-World War II chancellor to hit that milestone. Over Merkel's decade in charge, she has presided over Germany's strong re-emergence on the world scene - showing leadership in the European financial crisis, pioneering the use of renewable energies and embracing a role as a key negotiator in the Ukraine conflict and a moral authority Read more [...]

Seehofer received 87.2 percent of the vote on Saturday at the CSU party conference in the southern German city of Munich, some 8 percent down on the result he achieved two years ago. Of the some 800 delegates at the conference, amost 100 voted against him. It is the fifth time he has been chosen as leader of the CSU, which is the Bavarian sister party and coalition partner of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU). Intracoalition split The vote comes as Seehofer has clashed with Read more [...]

By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online         Munich, Germany (dpa) - Germany will not see a quick end to border controls, Bavarian Premier - and leader of Angela Merkel‘s key political ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU) - Horst Seehofer said at his party‘s conference in Munich on Saturday."We don‘t want this to be permanent," Read more [...]

By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online         Munich, Germany (dpa) - Germany will not see a quick end to border controls, Bavarian Premier - and leader of Angela Merkel‘s key political ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU) - Horst Seehofer said at his party‘s conference in Munich on Saturday."We don‘t want this to be permanent," Read more [...]

By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Angela Merkel marks her 10th anniversary at the helm of Germany on Sunday, becoming only the third post-World War II chancellor to hit that milestone. Over Merkel's decade in charge, she has presided over Germany's strong re-emergence on the world scene - showing leadership in the European financial crisis, pioneering the use of renewable energies and embracing a role as a key negotiator in the Ukraine conflict and a moral authority Read more [...]