Sigmar Gabriel

Germany refuses to spend 2 percent on NATO

Germany refuses to spend 2 percent on NATO

Sigmar Gabriel has revealed Germany REFUSES to achieve Natos defence spending target of 2 percent, Express reports. He instead called for money to be spent on building a strong European defence union. Answering questions after …

Sigmar Gabriel: only Germany responsible for Holocaust

Sigmar Gabriel: only Germany responsible for Holocaust

Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel said that Germany and only Germany was responsible for the Holocaust as it sought to reassure Poland that Berlin would condemn distortions of history such as descriptions of …

Afrin freezes German tank upgrade for Turkey

Afrin freezes German tank upgrade for Turkey

Germany’s caretaker government has decided to put on hold any decision on upgrading German-made Leopard tanks in Turkey as requested by its NATO ally Ankara. A government spokesman confirmed a report by Der Spiegel magazine that …

Gabriel: Migration problem tears European Union apart

Gabriel: Migration problem tears European Union apart

The European Union can't overcome the migration crisis that began in 2015, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said at a conference in Brussels. "We are having a hard time coping with the problem of mass …

Zarif to be invited to EU for talks over Iran protests

Zarif to be invited to EU for talks over Iran protests

The European Union plans to invite Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks about the recent protests in the country, Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told German public broadcaster …

Turkish foreign minister seeks 'new beginning' with Germany

Turkish foreign minister seeks 'new beginning' with Germany

Turkey's foreign minister said Friday it's time to reset relations with Germany as he prepared to meet his German counterpart following more than a year of spiraling tensions between the NATO allies, ABC News reports. …

Destroyed US-Russia ties may threaten global peace

Destroyed US-Russia ties may threaten global peace

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in an interview published Sunday told media outlet Bild am Sonntag what perils he sees for the modern world amid strained situation around North Korea's launches and the US attempts to …

Berlin does not want to see Iran nuclear deal damaged

Berlin does not want to see Iran nuclear deal damaged

Germany is worried that U.S. President Donald Trump will say the international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program is not being adhered to and that this will turn North Korea off any accord to halt its nuclear weapons …