April 3, 2013
Has anything changed since the 15th century?Die Welt’s Foreign Affairs Editor Clemens Wergin today has a blistering op-ed on the current state of affairs in Europe, entitled “Why EU mandarins refuse to learn”. Here are the key parts:“The disast…
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accountability, democracy, EU reform, EU structural funds, german media, German public opinion, germany, transparency |
March 26, 2013
Given all the Germany-bashing over the last week, in the wake of the Cyprus bailout deal (some of it completely ridiculous), it’s easy to forget that the Germans themselves are remarkably united over the agreement. In fact, the feeling is that Germany,…
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bailout fatigue, Cyprus, eurozone bailouts, eurozone north vs south, german media, German public opinion, Merkel, schauble |
March 12, 2013
Last year we highlighted the German opposition’s somewhat ambiguous position on the hugely controversial proposition of debt mutualisation in the eurozone. However, with September’s elections rapidly approaching, it seems the SPD could have nailed …
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britain in europe, Cameron's EU speech, debt-pooling, eurobonds, future of Europe group, German 2013 federal election, German public opinion, peer steinbruck, SPD |
February 28, 2013
Well, it was probably only a matter of time: a German anti-euro party has just come onto the scene.Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten reports that the new party will launch in April under the name “Alternative for Germany”. The party appears to be …
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German 2013 federal election, German public opinion, germany, wahlalternative |
February 26, 2013
As always Bild Zeitung cuts to the chase. Its headline on the Italian Elections in today’s edition reads “Grand Confusion! Italians elect government of chaos”. For good measure, the online version adds “Will they now destroy our euro”? The “our” in tha…
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Bild Zeitung, eurozone, German public opinion, Italian elections, italy, mario monti |
January 17, 2013
A new Stern-RTL poll out yesterday, widely reported in the German media, has Angela Merkel’s CDU on 43%, and the SPD, the main opposition party on only 23% – its lowest since July 2011 and equal to the actual share of votes won in the 2009 elections….
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angela merkel, German 2013 federal election, German public opinion, peer steinbruck, SPD |
January 3, 2013
We’ve just come across an interesting new IP/Forsa poll, courtesy of the German Council on Foreign Relations, on German attitudes to Britain’s membership of the EU.Here are the highlights:Of those over 18 surveyed by opinion pollsters Forsa, 64 percent…
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britain in europe, German public opinion, germany, open europe berlin |
October 16, 2012
In case you’re wondering, we not talking about a bailout on Facebook or the like.No, we’re referring to the quite strange comments by a Spanish finance ministry official reported in the press this morning. The official reportedly stated that Spain …
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bailout, bond purchases, ECB, esm, eurozone, German public opinion, OMT, Spain, Spanish bank bailout |
September 27, 2012
In our daily review of UK and continental press, we spotted an interesting consumer analysis survey referenced on the front page of Bild yesterday. The survey – conducted by Axel Springer AG and the Bauer Media Group – found that Germans were conservat…
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Bild Zeitung, bond purchases, Draghi, ECB, German public opinion, germany, inflation, OMT, otmar issing, weidmann |
September 19, 2012
The so-called ‘Future of Europe’ reflexion group of eleven European foreign ministers, set up by Germany’s Guido Westerwelle, to discuss and propose ideas on organisational and structural change in the EU held its closing meeting on Monday. Ye…
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britain in europe, democracy, EEAS, EU defence policy, EU foreign policy, EU reform, future of Europe group, German public opinion, germany, Merkel, Poland, westerwelle |
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