Noah Barkin
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Position: Chief Correspondent, Germany
I direct Reuters coverage of German political and economic news from Berlin, where I have been based since October 2004. Previously, I led the French corporate news reporting team from Paris and worked in London as Treasury news editor for the EMEA region. I got my start with Reuters in New York, covering foreign exchange and bond markets.
Blog Posts
A return of "ignore Germany" under Obama?
It's not quite as bad as it was back in 2003 when Gerhard Schroeder publicly chastised George W. Bush for invading Iraq and Condi Rice introduced a new policy in the White House called "ignore Germany" ... Full Article | Comments [8]
Steinmeier's uphill battle to oust "Angie"
If keeping his fractured party together was the main goal, Frank-Walter Steinmeier passed his first big test as the German Social Democrats’ candidate for chancellor with flying colours. Unveiling ... Full Article
Berlin angst about Georgia's U.S.-backed leader
There was an awkward moment on Sunday, when Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili stood next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Tbilisi and thanked her for having "initiated" plans to bring his country ... Full Article | Comments [44]
