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EXCLUSIVE: First translation of draft German Grand Coalition agreement

November 26, 2013

We have seen a first draft of the German coalition government agreement (the final agreement is expected tomorrow), courtesy of Green politician Malte Spitz who published the draft on his blog late yesterday evening.The German media has begun delving i…

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banking union, Bundestagswahl, CDU/CSU, esm, eurozone, german elections, grand coalition, groko, reform contracts, SPD

AfD: The party of the youth?

September 25, 2013

AfD chief Bernd Lucke on the campaign trailIt’s barely been half a year since the German anti-euro party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) emerged onto the political scene (and we were one of the first to flag up the then-unknown party), but its…

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AFD, angela merkel, bernd lucke, Bundestagswahl, CDU/CSU, FDP, German 2013 federal election, SPD

Germany’s anti-euro party mobilises non-voters and FDP supporters

September 19, 2013

Three days ahead of the German election, Germany’s anti-euro party, Alternative für Deutschland is polling at 5%, according to the latest INSA Poll.If AfD actually wins 5% of the vote, it will enter the Bundestag. The poll has caused a bit of a …

Posted by Valeriy Kucheruk

AFD, Bundestagswahl, FDP, German 2013 federal election, german elections, germany

Germany’s anti euro party clashes with major pollster ahead of election

September 17, 2013

As we have noted in the past, it is possible that Germany’s anti-euro party, Alternative für Deutschland, has a wider support base than polls suggest. Voters may still be embarrassed to admit support for AfD via telephone polling (popul…

Posted by Valeriy Kucheruk

AFD, bernd lucke, Bundestagswahl, Forsa, german elections

No fundamental change in eurozone policy after the German elections

September 11, 2013

Today we released an in-depth briefing on the German elections, and their implications on the eurozone. The top line: don’t expect any fundamental change in Germany’s eurozone policy after the elections.Of the nine proposals being floated to pull t…

Posted by Valeriy Kucheruk

AFD, angela merkel, austerity, Bundestagswahl, CDU/CSU, competiveness pact., debt-pooling, Die Linke, FDP, German 2013 federal election, Greens, SPD

Germany’s anti-euro party may still yet make it into the Bundestag

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…

Posted by Valeriy Kucheruk

AFD, angela merkel, Beppe Grillo, bundestag, Bundestagswahl, CDU/CSU, FDP, German 2013 federal election, german elections

Criticise it all you want, Germany is not going to drop austerity

April 30, 2013

Writing on his Telegraph blog, Open Europe Director Mats Persson argues that anyone who prays for Germany to U-turn on its eurozone policy after the September election will probably be left sorely disappointed.Read the full article below: “Fuelled by a…

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austerity, Bundestagswahl, CDU, FDP, german elections, germany, Green party, Schuldenmachen, Sparpolitik, SPD

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