1. German chancellor Angela Merkel in Laatzen, Lower Saxony, March 4, 2008 (Sebastian Gerhard)

    Europe “Essentially Makes Keynesianism Illegal”

    Britain stands on the sidelines as the rest of Europe moves toward closer economic and fiscal integration.

  1. German chancellor Angela Merkel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2012 (Remy Steinegger)

    Merkel Raises Questions About Bigger Bailout Fund

    In Davos, the German leader said she doesn’t want to promise something that she can’t back up.

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany talk in Brussels, July 2011 (Reuters)

    IMF Urges Germany to Give Up More Money

    International pressure is mounting on Germany and its AAA allies to surrender their commitment to austerity.

  1. A cow under Dutch skies, June 17, 2007 (Willem Heerbaart)

    Russia Threatens European Cattle, Meat Import Ban

    The outbreak of a livestock virus in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands has prompted Russia to consider an import ban.

  1. German chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom during a European Council in Brussels, March 24, 2011

    How David Cameron Can Save the Eurozone

    If the British leader throws his support behind German fiscal rules for the European currency area, France will be isolated.