Time announces “Person of the Year”<br /> German Chancellor chosen<br /> Angela Merkel 4th woman since 1927<br /> 1st German since 1970<br /><br /> News met with fury in Greece<br /><br /> There has been mixed reaction in Europe to the news that Angela Merkel has been named Time Magazine’s person of the year.<br /><br /> The magazine says the German Chancellor has been chosen because of the leadership she showed in the way she reacted to various European crises in 2015.<br /><br /> Editor nancygibbs on why TIME chose Angela Merkel as Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/xpENei6hxm— TIME.com (TIME) December 9, 2015<br /><br /> Take a look back at the events that made Angela Merkel TIME’s Person of the Year https://t.co/5YQQFo2Y3A<br />https://t.co/9rRcGGeIqN— TIME.com (@TIME) December 9, 2015<br /><br /> “You can agree with her or not, but she is not taking the easy road.” #TIMEPOY #AngelaMerkel https://t.co/QcPSTSlFsH— Radhika Jones (@radhikajones) December 9, 2015<br /><br /> “She has steered Europe through serial debt crises. But this year, most prominently for us,