German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that EU-Turkey relations have been severely hit by actions taken by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. “The developments over the past weeks have severely hit German-Turkish ties as well as European-Turkish relations,” she told parliament, saying in particular that Ankara’s arrest and treatment of ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel after the visiting diplomat declined to call off meetings with rights groups critical of the Zionist government, an official said. The Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the meeting was cancelled after Gabriel decided ...
