COVID-19 and Religion: Between Nationalism and Communal Responsibility
Angela Merkel, in her state of emergency address to her fellow Germans, did not mention the EU once.
New Geopolitics in a Post-Coronavirus World
Will the EU be able to take on that role?
While German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is preparing to bid farewell to politics very soon, is trying to keep the EU project alive, it is difficult to predict whether she will take economic geopolitical steps around the EU or even on a global scale.
Old Reflexes and New Challenges for Turkish-German Relations
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tour the garden of Vahdettin Mansion after holding a joint press conference in Istanbul, Turkey on January 24, 2020.
Germany’s Social Democrat Leadership Has Changed But Future Remains Shaky
Namely, the SPD eventually, and surprisingly for some hasty commentators, decided to continue to support Merkel’s current grand coalition government with the majority of the SPD delegates voting against a motion to quit the party.
French-German Tension May Create Deep Divisions in Europe
Following these discordant stances and statements from the French head of state, Germany’s Chancellor Merkel has openly condemned Macron, particularly his statements on NATO, stressing that his view does not correspond to hers.
All Eyes Are on Kramp-Karrenbauer But Merz Waits in the Shadows
Merz prefers to officially support Kramp-Karrenbauer while simultaneously continuing to appear as an alternative in any future leadership crisis, something…
Does Germany’s Political System Need Fundamental Reform?
Among them is Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
SPD’s Uninspiring Elections Will Lead to No Change
Even despite this, since 2013 the SPD has interestingly insisted on continuing to be the junior partner of Chancellor Merkel’s grand coalition governments.
Germany’s Safe Zone Proposal: A Failed Move for Domestic Ambitions
AKK who is currently Chancellor Merkel’s preferred successor, stated that Germany “cannot just stand by and watch and not do anything” about Syria, while outlining her safe zone suggestion, one that which would be internationally controlled and involve Turkey and Russia.
Desperate for Leadership: Who will take on the Role of SPD Chairperson?
Scholz is considered to be a person who would bring more stability to Merkel’s shaky grand coalition, and is seen as a rather persuasive figure from an economic perspective.
Are New Political Constellations Being Formed in Germany?
ince 2005, Germany’s strongest conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has undergone a quite remarkable transformation process during the Merkel era.
Call For an Uprising Against German Defense Minister?
On the one hand, former defense minister and a close ally of Angela Merkel, Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), was elected as the new European Commission President.
A Franco-German Compromise: The Appointment of Top Management in the EU
Von der Leyen is considered as loyal to the chancellor Merkel, therefore her appointment represents a success for Merkel, who had been put in the minority in recent days by the other heads of state and government of the European parliament when she had carried out the candidacy of the socialist Timmermans for the leadership of the Commission.
Germany in Danger: Who Cares About Far-Right Extremism?
Maaßen is the person who in the near past openly came against Germany’s Chancellor, Merkel – to the person whose authority he was actually working under.
The End of Center Political Parties in Germany?
The current federal government is the third grand coalition under the leadership of Angela Merkel (CDU), who has been head of the federal republic since 2005, when she defeated the SPD-Greens coalition government (1998-2005) and became the country’s first female chancellor.
Will the Far-Right Lead Europe?
‘Stop to the immigrants’ and ‘another Europe free from the traitors as Merkel, Macron, Soros, Juncker’ are the slogans Salvini insists mostly in shaping his ‘Europe of common sense.
Another Populist? Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s Statements on Istanbul Elections
AKK, who is known for her close alliance with Angela Merkel, will most likely differentiate herself from her ally in terms of populist policies, statements, and in particular, one-sided elaborations of Turkish politics.
New Alliances and Potential Power Struggles Within Germany’s CDU
n the past week, German political circles have been discussing whether a potential dispute will erupt between Angela Merkel and her party’s (CDU) chairperson, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (AKK).
Why are You Afraid of Calling Christchurch a Terrorist Attack?
In this sense, it was also not a big surprise that some world leaders did not prefer to use the term terrorism and deliberately circumvented this description, while others such as Chancellor Merkel and her Social Democrat coalition partners (e.
Ambivalent Policies and the Loss of Western Values
Germany’s Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Norbert Röttgen (CDU), described the Venezuelan President Maduro as a dictator while German foreign minister Heiko Maas (SPD) preferred the term “Maduro regime” – all these declarations occurred during a time when Merkel came together with Egypt’s authoritarian leader.
