February 14, 2014
The Swiss referendum #CHvote to cap the number of EU migrants has sparked strong reactions across Europe. But would other European people vote differently if they were to be asked? An Infratest dimap poll for Deutsche Welle from Wednesday suggests that…
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#CHvote, #DEvote, AFD, CDU, CSU, germany, poll, referendum, switzerland |
December 29, 2013
Der Spiegel this morning reports that the CSU has started an “anti-Brussels election campaign” citing an internal CSU strategy paper which will form the basis of the party’s campaign for the 2014 European elections entitled “Europas Zukunft: Freiheit, …
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CSU, devolution of EU powers, EU reform, germany, localism, repatriation of powers, subsidiarity |
October 11, 2013
Which way will Angela Merkel choose?A quick update on the German coalition government negotiations. There has been a lot of posturing over the past couple of weeks from all sides about the willingness to do a deal and what is needed to secure one. So f…
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CDU/CSU, CSU, Friedrich, German 2013 federal election, german coalition negotiations, germany, Greens, Merkel |
The European Commission isn’t winning many popularity contests at the moment. The Italians are furious, and the Dutch aren’t happy with it either. A recent Open Europe/Open Europe Berlin opinion poll showed that, out of 13 EU and national ins…
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benefits, CDU, CSU, European Commission, Friedrich, immigration, Interior, jha |
September 5, 2013
Coalition politics combined with proportional representation and a fundamentally regionalised system can create the most fascinating potential outcomes – and do your head in. Like this: Merkel could still lose the German elections. Die Linke – the …
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absolute majority, AFD, BTW13, CDU, CSU, german elections, Linke, minority government, SPD |
September 17, 2012
In her traditional news conference following the summer recess, German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked a fine line in questions about the eurozone crisis, having to maintain a delicate balancing act with regards to different elements within her governi…
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bond purchases, bundesbank, CSU, ECB, German public opinion, Merkel, OMT, schauble, weidmann |
August 13, 2012
Over the last few weeks, a range of German policymakers have fired broadsides against further German involvement in the eurozone crisis, and against further aid to Greece in particular. Referring to September’s troika report on Greece, Michael Fuchs …
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CSU, debt-pooling, eurobonds, eurozone crisis, FDP, German public opinion, germany, Greek euro exit, SPD |
Debt-pooling goes down less well in MunichIts not just Spain that has a problem with its regions. Over in Germany, Bavaria is getting increasingly angry over the additional burdens imposed on Germany as a result of the eurozone crisis – both via t…
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Bavaria, CDU, CSU, debt-pooling, eurobonds, German 2013 federal election, german regional elections, germany, Greece, Merkel |
June 14, 2012
The eurozone crisis can’t be accused of one thing – providing good quotes from politicians or commentators, most notably some of the comments from Slovakian MPs when that country was debating whether to approve an extension of the EFSF.This morning as …
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CSU, eurozone crisis, franco-german axis, germany, Hollande, Obama, quotes of the crisis, SPD |
June 1, 2012
As we’ve noted before, the Germans take privacy and civil liberties seriously, and have refused to implement the EU’s Data Retention Directive (the first part of the Directive was meant to have been implemented in 2007 the second part in 2009). There’s…
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CDU, civil liberties, CSU, data retention, FDP, German Constitutional Court, germany, Karlsruhe |
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