The German Bundestag today approved changes to the country’s Immigration Act which are meant to prevent the abuse of EU free movement. This is not yet a done deal as the Bundesrat – the German upper house – needs to approve the changes, and the grand…
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December 18, 2013
Angela Merkel this morning delivered her first Europe remarks at the helm of the new German Grand Coalition. It wasn’t a “Europe speech” per se but rather her usual pre-EU summit briefing in the Bundestag – although it undoubtedly had a bit more …
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banking union, bundestag, Bundesverfassungsgericht, EU summit, EUU treaty change, germany, grosse koalition, Merkel |
On the question of Europe, there is a painful gap between the German political elite and the public.As our recent YouGov Deutschland poll on German voters’ sentiments on Europe showed, the German public is overwhelmingly against further financial sup…
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bundestag, eurozone bailouts, eurozone crisis, German 2013 federal election, germany |
September 4, 2013
Don’t think the German elections are a done deal – and, in particular, don’t rule out Germany’s anti-euro party, Alternative für Deutschland. Though Merkel’s CDU/CSU is doing well the polls – as has been noted – her party could still flu…
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AFD, angela merkel, Beppe Grillo, bundestag, Bundestagswahl, CDU/CSU, FDP, German 2013 federal election, german elections |
June 10, 2013
This is set to be an important week for the ECB and therefore the eurozone.As we noted in a flash analysis this morning, the German Constitutional Court (GCC) will hold a hearing on the 11 and 12 June focusing on whether the ECB’s policies have infri…
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bundesbank, bundestag, Bundesverfassungsgericht, ECB, ECB Governing Council, German 2013 federal election, German Constitutional Court, german court, german media, German public opinion |
May 17, 2013
National Parliaments’ should be allowed to show the EU the red cardThis is an idea that’s very close to our hearts – and an idea that we have promoted for a very long time.The first bits of UK Europe Minister David Lidington’s interview with German dai…
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bundestag, commission, commons, democracy, democratic deficit, EU reform, germany, localism, Monti II, national parliaments, red card, yellow card |
On Thursday, the German Bundestag is expected to vote on the Cypriot bailout. The package is likely to be approved with a clear majority – the opposition SPD and Greens will mostly back it. In addition, the symbolically hugely important “chancellor’s m…
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bundestag, CDU/CSU, Cyprus, EFSF, esm, eurozone, FDP, fiscal treaty, Greek bailout, national parliaments, Spanish bank bailout |
Although Jens Weidmann may have been alone on the ECB executive board in opposing yesterday’s ECB decision to buy government bonds, he looks to have the full-force of German public and media opinion right behind him. Over the last 24 hours, the Germa…
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bundesbank, bundestag, CDU, Draghi, ECB, eurozone, FDP, German Constitutional Court, german media, German public opinion, germany, Merkel, OMT, SPD, weidmann |
August 7, 2012
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has launched a diplomatic offensive in Germany, involving several interviews with the main German dailies. However, he made a faux pas while talking to German magazine Der Spiegel. Monti said,”If governments allow the…
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bundestag, eurozone, eurozone crisis, eurozone. bail-out, German Constitutional Court, germany, Merkel, monti, westerwelle |
We assume many Spaniards are growing more and more frustrated with the fact that they have to dig into the websites of foreign governments and parliaments to find out details of the bank bailout their country is set to receive. After the ‘confidential’…
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bundestag, eurozone, eurozone crisis, Rajoy, Spain, Spanish bailout, spanish banks |
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