- Title: German Chancellor Angela Merkel contender for Nobel Peace Prize
- Date: 1st October 2016
- Summary: ROSTOCK, GERMANY (FILE - JULY 7, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL COMFORTING 14-YEAR-OLD PALESTINIAN GIRL, REEM, WHO BURST INTO TEARS AS SHE TOLD MERKEL SHE HAD LIVED IN GERMANY FOR FOUR YEARS BUT WAS FACING POSSIBLE EXTRADITION TOGETHER WITH HER FAMILY (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR, ANGELA MERKEL, SPEAKING TO REEM, SAYING: "You did a wonderful job." (MODERATOR HEARD SAYING: "I don't think, Madame Chancellor, this is about doing a wonderful job. This is a very tough situation.") "I know this is a tough situation. That's why I would like to stroke her because we don't want to get you into such situations and because you are facing a difficult time. You did a great job in illustrating for many, many others what a situation one can get into. Okay?" (MERKEL BACK ON PODIUM) "Unfortunately, she is not the only one in such a situation." REEM WIPING AWAY HER TEARS PASSAU, GERMANY (FILE - OCTOBER 5, 2015) (REUTERS) TRAIN CARRYING REFUGEES PULLING INTO PASSAU STATION ON BORDER WITH AUSTRIA PASSAU TRAIN STATION SIGN VARIOUS OF REFUGEES WALKING PAST ON PLATFORM BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 24, 2015) (REUTERS) MERKEL HOSTING "REFUGEE SUMMIT" AT CHANCELLORY WHERE SHE DISCUSSED THE CRISIS WITH ALL 16 GERMAN STATE PRIME MINISTERS AND SEVERAL OF HER CABINET MEMBERS MERKEL SEATED NEXT TO HER DEPUTY, ECONOMY MINISTER SIGMAR GABRIEL VARIOUS OF STATE PRIME MINISTERS SEATED AT MEETING FREILASSING, GERMANY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 9, 2015) (REUTERS) GERMAN POLICE ESCORTING REFUGEES ACROSS BRIDGE CONNECTING AUSTRIA AND GERMANY COUNTRY SIGN READING (German): "GERMANY," POLICE LIGHT FLASHING IN FOREGROUND "GERMANY SIGN" BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2015) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR, ANGELA MERKEL, SAYING: "To be quite honest, if we have to start excusing ourselves for showing a friendly face in times of crisis, then this is not my country." BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2015) (REUTERS) MERKEL POSING FOR SELFIE WITH REFUGEE WAREHOUSE TO HOUSE REFUGEES
- Embargoed: 16th October 2016 13:22
- Keywords: Angela Merkel German Chancellor Germany migrants EU Turkey asylum seekers refugees
- Location: ROSTOCK, PASSAU, BERLIN, FREILASSING, HEIDENAU, MUNICH AND ERFURT, GERMANY/ NIZIP, GAZIANTEP AND ANKARA, TURKEY/MADRID, SPAIN
- City: ROSTOCK, PASSAU, BERLIN, FREILASSING, HEIDENAU, MUNICH AND ERFURT, GERMANY/ NIZIP, GAZIANTEP AND ANKARA, TURKEY/MADRID, SPAIN
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001526VM87
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