German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday criticized plans by US President-elect Donald Trump to ditch a trans-Pacific trade deal, warning that future agreements will likely be worse. With a planned US-EU mega-deal called TTIP also looking doomed, Merkel predicted that in future “there will be more trade agreements, and they ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following poll triumphs for Brexit and Donald Trump. After months of feverish speculation, Merkel said at a meeting of her conservative Christian ...