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Chancellor Angela Merkel and Maria Böhmer, Federal Government Commissioner for Integration, during the summit. Photo: Bundesregierung/Steins

5th Integration Summit at the Federal Chancellery

The Fifth Integration Summit was held on Tuesday at the Federal Chancellery. The Chancellor presented the National Action Plan on Integration. This has been jointly produced by the federal government, state and municipal governments, migrants’ organisations and civil society.

Chancellor Angela Merkel in front of the press in Brussels

EU agrees on a fiscal compact

Chancellor Angela Merkel declared that the informal meeting of the European Council had produced results and was successful. Agreement on a fiscal compact is an important step towards a stability union, she said.

Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to soldiers at KFOR Headquarters in Pristina.

Dialogue to resolve conflicts

In Kosovo, Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for reforms to stabilise the country and resolve the border dispute with Serbia. During her visit she thanked the 1.300 German soldiers serving with KFOR.

Female German soldiers hand out toys to children. German women soldiers meet Afghan women.

Afghanistan "We will not leave the Afghan people in the lurch"

Speaking in the German Bundestag, Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has declared 2011 as the year that marked a turning point in international Afghanistan policy. more

An illuminated globe explains climate change

Policy statement "The Durban Package"- a success for global climate protection

Participants at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban have agreed on a roadmap for a new international climate protection agreement. more

Training Afghan police officers

Progress report Afghanistan Reconstruction and development proceed apace

Military and civilian engagement has achieved a great deal in Afghanistan. Over the last ten years an Afghan state has been built which is to ensure its own security as of the end of 2014. more

Speech Speech by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

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Speech Speech by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel at the New Year reception for the Diplomatic Corps

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ISAF mission Fewer German troops in Afghanistan as of 2012

For the first time the ceiling on the number of German troops to be made available to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan is to be reduced. As of 2012 a maximum of 4,900 soldiers of the Federal Armed Forces will be deployed in Afghanistan. more

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The Chancellor's week in pictures

Angela Merkel and Elio di Rupo share a joke as they inspect the guard of honour.
Angela Merkel and Elio di Rupo in discussion at the Federal Chancellery
Chancellor Angela Merkel; behind her a sign reads "euro"
Angela Merkel welcomes José Manuel Barroso and Herman van Rompuy on the red carpet in front of the Federal Chancellery
Angela Merkel in discussion with Herman van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso (left to right)
Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Volker Wagner, President of the Federation of German Carnivals.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Volker Wagner, President of the Federation of German carnivals, framed by Bonn's carnival Price and Princess
Group photo of the Chancellor with the dancers of the club Tanzsportverein Landau e.V.
Chancellor Angela Merkel at the lectern at the World Economic Forum
Chancellor Angela Merkel and the new Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on their way to the press conference at the Federal Chancellery
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the reception for the diplomatic corps.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, Federal President Christan Wulff, Bundestag President Norbert Lammert and Holocaust survivor Marcel Reich-Ranicki on their way to the ceremony to honour the memory of the victims of National Socialism in the German Bundestag.
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