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Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician who has served as Germany's President since 2017.

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Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier look at photos of victims of a masscre in Oradour-sur-Glane

Germany, France commemorate victims of Oradour Nazi massacre

Germany's president said we must "never forget what nationalism and hatred have done to Europe."
PoliticsJune 10, 2024
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Hasan Yildirim and Özcan Yildirim, owners of a barber shop that was targeted by a 2004 neo-Nazi nail bomb

German president commemorates 2004 Cologne neo-Nazi attack

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for people in Germany to oppose extremism and threats to democracy.
PoliticsJune 9, 2024
Police arrest a man after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and injured in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on May 15, 2024.

Alarm over rise in politically motivated violence in Europe

This year's EU vote is taking place against a backdrop of rising political violence. A spate of attacks sparks concern.
PoliticsJune 9, 202401:42 min
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath at a makeshift memorial in Mannheim to the slain police officer

Steinmeier attends commemoration for slain police officer

The German president today joined mourners in Mannheim, where a 29-year-old police officer died in a knife attack.
CrimeJune 7, 202401:53 min
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in Dresden, arms outstreched

Macron: Peace, prosperity 'in jeopardy if we don't act'

In Dresden, France's president Emmanuel Macron warned Germans, and all Europeans, that Europe's future could be stake.
PoliticsMay 27, 202402:05 min
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife greet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his wife upon arrival at Bellevue presidential palace.

French President Macron makes rare state visit to Germany

France's Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a three-day state visit to Germany, the first by a French president in 24 years.
PoliticsMay 27, 202401:51 min
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte walk alongside German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender

France's Macron touts 'indispensable' ties on Germany visit

Macron's state visit is the first by a French president in nearly 25 years.
PoliticsMay 26, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center right) meet with people during the Democracy Festival in Berlin

Macron: Franco-German friendship 'at the heart of Europe'

France's Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a three-day state visit to Germany, the first by a French president in 24 years.
PoliticsMay 26, 202405:13 min
Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks on a stage with the Reichstag behind him and flanked by Germany and EU flags

German president warns democracy faces new challenges

The German president has given a speech on the role of the "Basic Law" in bolstering a free democratic state.
PoliticsMay 23, 2024
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Steinmeier calls for reviving ties with Turkey

On a visit to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the German president said Germany and Turkey needed each other.
PoliticsApril 24, 2024
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center) greeted by schoolchildren waving flags

Germany and Turkey: 100 years of diplomatic relations

In 1924, the newly founded Turkish Republic established diplomatic relations with Germany.
HistoryApril 24, 2024
A gray-haired white man wearing glasses, suit and tie [German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier], gestures as he delivers remarks during a press conference

Germany's President Steinmeier calls for unity amid upheaval

A book by Frank-Walter Steinmeier titled 'We' searches for diversity in the face of division.
CultureApril 23, 2024
Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses a group of people in Berlin

More and more German mayors want to quit

Across Germany, nearly 11,000 mayors shape local politics. But facing increased threats, many are thinking of resigning.
PoliticsApril 14, 2024
Frank-Walter Steinmeier bowing to the casket of late Namibian president Hage Geingob, which has been covered with the Namibian flag

Steinmeier: 'High time to tender apology to Namibian people'

The German president's visit to Namibia has heightened expectations about a possible apology for colonial-era genocide.
PoliticsFebruary 25, 2024
A large crowd of people holding signs and waving flags condemning the far right in downtown Wolfsburg

Germany: More demos against far-right, AfD slips in polls

Meanwhile, current polls see the far-right AfD losing support as President Steinmeier praises civic engagement.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 2024
Frank-Walter Steinmeier walking alongside Nikos Christodoulides

Cyprus president asks Germany to pressure Turkey over divide

Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the first German president to visit Cyprus on Monday.
PoliticsFebruary 12, 2024
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh

Germany's Steinmeier seeks deal with mineral-rich Mongolia

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Mongolia as the two countries mark a diplomatic anniversary.
PoliticsFebruary 7, 2024
Trainees in Hanoi demonstrate how to set a table.

Germany's search for skilled workers amid xenophobic image

Germany desperately needs skilled workers from abroad. But the rise of the far-right worries those who want to come.
BusinessFebruary 1, 202402:52 min
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Germany: Would-be migrant workers worried by growing racism

Germany needs skilled workers from abroad. But potential immigrants fear that racism in Germany is on the rise.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2024
Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi

German president visits Vietnam with business delegation

Germany and Vietnam are eying a deal to facilitate the movement of skilled workers.
TradeJanuary 23, 2024
In his Christmas speech, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier focused on the need for courage and cooperation.

Germany's Steinmeier calls for unity in Christmas message

In his Christmas speech, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier focused on the need for courage and cooperation.
PoliticsDecember 25, 202308:01 min
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) pictured in front of a Christmas tree during his annual address to the nation.

Steinmeier: Plenty of reasons for hope

President's Christmas address to the nation acknowledges difficult year, but warns of pessimism and disenchantment.
SocietyDecember 25, 202302:25 min
Frank-Walter Steinmeier urges a united country, saying people working together can only make the country stronger, in a Christmas address

Steinmeier: 'We all long for a more peaceful world'

In his Christmas speech, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stressed the importance of hope in times of crisis.
SocietyDecember 24, 2023
German President Steinmeier (left) traveled to Doha to speak with Qatari officials but was left waiting at the door of his plane

Germany's Steinmeier left waiting on tarmac in Qatar

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made a whirlwind trip to Qatar, but the three-hour visit didn't start as planned.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender greet German citizens, Chief specialist for vascular surgery at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Ahmed Abunada and Mazen El-Danaf who have recently returned from the Gaza strip.

Germany's president meets evacuated German-Palestinians

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with German-Palestinians who were evacuated from Gaza recently.
ConflictsNovember 24, 202303:05 min
Südafrika | Proteste gegen das ugandische Anti-Homosexualitätsgesetz

Africalink on Air — 13 November 2023

Uganda's anti-LGBT law petitions +++ Kenya raises national documents charges +++ German investment in Zambia
PoliticsNovember 13, 202329:59 min
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema walk along a red carpet and speak

Zambia: German president talks climate challenges

Zambia has been struggling with the effects of climate change. Can German technology help?
ClimateNovember 3, 202301:55 min
Bundespräsident Steinmeier in Tansania

AfricaLink on Air - 31 October 2023

German president faces colonial past on Tanzania trip +++ German Chancellor Scholz wraps up Nigeria, Ghana visit
PoliticsOctober 31, 202329:57 min
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaking at a business conference

Germany seeks investment boost in Africa

Germany's top leaders are visiting Africa to cement business ties and discuss new investment opportunities.
BusinessOctober 29, 2023
Participants wave Israeli flags at a mass raljy in Berlin in support of Israel and denouncing antisemitism as the Brandenburg Gate features prominently in the background

Pro-Israel rally at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier decried the rise in antisemitic hate crimes in Germany as a "disgrace."
ConflictsOctober 22, 2023
US President Joe Biden and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the Oval Office

Germany's Steinmeier meets Biden amid Ukraine aid concerns

At the start of the month, US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that did not include Ukraine aid.
PoliticsOctober 7, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the nation in a speech titled, "Strengthening all that connects us" in Berlin, Germany October 28, 2022.

Germany's president to meet Biden in Washington

The surprise visit comes after the US Congress passed an interim budget that doesn't provide further aid to Ukraine.
PoliticsOctober 6, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the President of the Italy, Sergio Mattarella take a selfie with Ebrima, a refugee from Gambia

EU asylum rules are 'prehistoric,' Steinmeier says in Italy

Germany's president is in Italy amid tensions between Rome and Berlin over migration.
MigrationSeptember 21, 2023
Deutschland | Berliner Kultursommerfestival in Berlin | Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Steinmeier welcomes Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

The group made up of Ukrainian refugees and nationals is performing at the historic Schönhausen Palace in Berlin.
CultureAugust 24, 202305:00 min
Frank-Walter Steinmeier talking to Bettina Schausten

German president calls far-right surge in polls 'worrying'

His comments come after the AfD won its first governing post in Sonneberg last month.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, wearing a bright shawl and backed by a large group of individuals, speaks into a microphone to open the Protestant Kirchentag

Germany: 'Time for arms' at Protestant Church Assembly

In the past, Germany's Protestant Church Assembly has been dominated by debates about disarmament. Not this year.
SocietyJune 9, 2023
Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Justin Trudeau in chairs facing each other

Canada: German president calls for protection of democracy

Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Trudeau and discussed challenges posed by Russia and China.
PoliticsApril 24, 2023
Merkel arrives to the Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin

Angela Merkel receives Germany's highest Order of Merit

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel was honored despite growing criticism of her policies on Russia, including Russian gas.
PoliticsApril 17, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) awards the Order of Merit to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin on April 17, 2023.

Germany debates Angela Merkel's legacy

Germany's former chancellor is awarded the country's highest Order of Merit. It's an opportunity to evaluate her legacy.
PoliticsApril 17, 2023
King Charles in Germany for first trip abroad

King Charles in Germany for first trip abroad

The British Monarch is hoping to improve the UK's strained relationship with the EU after Brexit.
PoliticsMarch 30, 202302:11 min
Frank-Walter Steinmeier with William Ruto

Kenya's President William Ruto urges end to war in Ukraine

Kenyan President William Ruto has called for an end to the war in Ukraine and urged China to play a significant role.
PoliticsMarch 28, 2023
Kenia | Präsident William Ruto

AfricaLink on Air - 27 March 2023

Kenya's President William Ruto visits Germany +++ The US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Accra, Ghana
PoliticsMarch 27, 202329:55 min
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks at a commemorative event marking the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at Bellevue palace in Berlin

Germany vows solidarity with Ukraine on war anniversary

President Steinmeier has pledged continued full support and offered doubts about China's role in the conflict.
ConflictsFebruary 24, 2023
Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Techo Hun Sen (1st R, front) attends the extraordinary congress of Cambodian People's Party (CPP) in Phnom Penh

Cambodia's ties with West threatened by media clampdown

News outlet VOD was closed after mistakenly naming the prime minister's son as the signatory of a foreign aid document.
MediaFebruary 14, 2023
German President Steinmeier (l) walks on a red carpet with Slovenian counterpart Pirc Musar (r) as soldiers stand at attention in Berlin

Germany and Slovenia pledge deeper ties

Presidents Steinmeier and Pirc Musar praised the "deep and lasting friendship" between their countries in Berlin.
PoliticsFebruary 9, 2023
A man casts his vote in a polling station in Slovakia on January 21, 2023

Slovakia: September election likely after failed referendum

Slovakia's caretaker prime minister, Eduard Heger, is taking the country to an early election this fall.
PoliticsJanuary 23, 2023
Aerial view of deforested area of Amazon rainforest

Climate protection in Brazil: Can Lula save the rainforest?

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has promised to help Brazil protect the rainforest.
PoliticsJanuary 3, 2023
Yehuda Mansbach grandson of the Posner family cries as he lights candles on a Hanukkah menorah at a cermony in Berlin.

Menorah from iconic photo returns to Germany for Hanukkah

A Hanukkah menorah at the center of the most searing images of the Nazis' rise was lit in a symbolic ceremony in Berlin.
SocietyDecember 19, 2022
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in an interview with Deutsche Welle

German president 'understands' China COVID protests

In a DW interview, the German president also said he did not yet see "a way out" of Russia's war on Ukraine.
PoliticsNovember 28, 2022
The Order of Merit awarded by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

German president introduces female quota for top state award

Steinmeier is introducing a 40% quota for women to receive one of Germany's most prestigious awards, the Cross of Merit.
EqualityNovember 23, 2022