German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to visit Warsaw today for talks with Polish leaders. The talks are expected to include Poland's decision to join the Czech Republic in hosting U.S. missile-defense bases aimed at protecting against possible missile launches from nations such as Iran.

European Union leaders agreed a full package of binding measures on Friday to build a common energy policy and fight climate change. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who chaired the meeting, expressed her satisfaction with the outcome of the European summit.

Chancellor Angela Merkel is today travelling to the European Council in Brussels. Climate protection, energy policy and the Lisbon Strategy are on the agenda of the spring meeting, which traditionally deals with economic issues.

Global warming and plans to sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions are expected to dominate a two-day European Union summit opening Thursday in Brussels.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says integrating Ukraine is not on the European Union's agenda for the moment.

The leaders of Britain and Germany have called for an international global warming summit aimed at working out a political agreement on the issue.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in Munich that the international community is united in its determination to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, and warned the country not to use "tricks" to meet demands to stop its nuclear program.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that she supports Ukraine's aspirations for closer integration with Europe.