Close
KTAR.com
News
Shows
Blogs
KTAR News on 92.3FM

Merkel steps down with legacy dominated by tackling crises

In this Thursday, March 25, 2021 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the German parliament Bundestag ahead of an European Union summit at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany. Merkel pointed to her government's drive to improve Germany's public finances, which enabled it to stop running up new debt from 2014 until the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into huge rescue packages. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file) In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 file photo, German chancellor Angela Merkel prepares her face mask due to the coronavirus pandemic during her visit in Germany's most populated federal state North Rhine-Westphalia in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel pointed to her government's drive to improve Germany's public finances, which enabled it to stop running up new debt from 2014 until the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into huge rescue packages. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reflected in a door of a Mercedes during her visit to the IAA Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. In 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy, Merkel ended military conscription, set it in course for a future without nuclear and fossil-fueled power, enabled the legalization of same-sex marriage, introduced a national minimum wage and benefits encouraging fathers to look after young children, among other things. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) In this Sunday, June 7, 2015 file photo, EU commission President Jean Claude Juncker, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, French President Francois Hollande, Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, from left, arrive for a group photo during the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any grand visions for her own country.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file) In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 file photo, Drag Queen Olivia Jones, member of the electoral college, poses for a photo with German Chancellor Angela Merkel when a German parliamentary assembly came together to elect the country's new president in Berlin, Germany. In 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy, Merkel ended military conscription, set it on course for a future without nuclear and fossil-fueled power, enabled the legalization of same-sex marriage, introduced a national minimum wage and benefits encouraging fathers to look after young children, among other things. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) In this Sept. 4, 2015 file photo a migrant holds up a poster of German Chancellor Angela Merkel before starting a march out of Budapest, Hungary, towards Austria. In 2015, Merkel was the face of a welcoming approach to migrants as people fleeing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere trekked across the Balkans, allowing in hundreds of thousands and insisting that "we will manage" the influx, but running into resistance both at home and among European partners. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file) FOR HOLD FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 file photo, the CDU board sings the national anthem in front of a screen showing German chancellor Angela Merkel on the national flag at the general party conference of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, in Essen, Germany. Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any grand visions for her own country. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) In this Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, left, react during a 20 year reunification anniversary meeting of the German Christian Democratic Party in Berlin, Germany. Merkel's political longevity is already historic. Among democratic Germany's post-World War II leaders, she lags only Helmut Kohl, who led the country to reunification during his 1982-98 tenure. She could overtake even him if she is still in office on Dec. 17. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) In this Tuesday, July 10, 2007 file photo, predecessor German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, right, laughs during the speech of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, about a painting of him, background left, by late German artist Joerg Immendorff at the chancellery in Berlin. Merkel, who will not run for an other term at the upcoming election, insists that others must judge her record. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) In this Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 file photo, newly appointed German chancellor Angela Merkel takes the oath of office at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin. Angela Merkel, now Chancellor of Germany, will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any grand visions for her own country. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss) FOR HOLD FILE - In this Tuesday, April 30, 1991 file photo, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl stands behind this time Women and Youth Minister Angela Merkel prior to a cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Bonn, Germany. Angela Merkel, now Chancellor of Germany, will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any grand visions for her own country.(AP Photo/Fritz Reiss, File) In this Monday, June 3, 2013 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stand behind a window with a reflection of the European flag as she waits for the arrival of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at the chancellery in Berlin. Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any grand visions for her own country. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) In this Thursday, June 7, 2007 file photo, Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, Canadian Premier Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President George Bush, British Premier Tony Blair, Italian President Romano Prodi and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, from left, enjoy a chat in a giant beachchair during a G8 summit at Heiligendamm, Germany. Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any grand visions for her own country. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze) In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, U.S President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend ceremonies at the Arc de Triumphe in Paris. On the international stage, Merkel insisted on seeking compromises and pursuing a multilateral approach to the world's problems through years of turbulence that saw the U.S. drift apart from European allies under President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool, File) In this Feb. 11, 2010 file photo, From second right, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet emerge from a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels. Merkel passed her first test in the global financial crisis. Over the following years, she was a leading figure in the effort to save the euro currency from the debt crisis that engulfed several members, agreeing to bailouts but insisting on painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)