Chancellor of Germany it is regarded as impolite and was seen as a way of acknowledging Merkel's future leadership. There is one living former German Chancellor: Chancellor of Germany The title Chancellor has designated different offices in the history of Germany. It is currently used for the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (), the head of government of Germany. The term, dating from the Early Middle Ages, is derived from the Latin term "cancellarius". The modern office of chancellor evolved from the position created for Otto von Bismarck in the North German Confederation in 1867; this federal state evolved into a
EV13 The Iron Curtain Trail in the central section, such as most of the German part and along the Czech border. When complete, the Iron Curtain Trail will run for from the Barents Sea down to the Black Sea. The Iron Curtain Trail, which is closely related to the European Green Belt project, is being managed as three projects: 20 nations are part of the Iron Curtain Trail project, among them are 14 members of the European Union. The ICT was lobbied for by the efforts of German Green Party politician Michael Cramer MEP. Trails have been created and made better suited to cycling with