... event that, now Merkel had left her post as leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and was nearing the end of her political career, she could afford herself more... ... the context of the upcoming elections to the European Parliament in May, where the European Union’s traditional parties will face an unprecedented challenge from non-systemic... ... further work as it was a political bequest to her successor.
We do not know, and perhaps Angela Merkel does not know either whether the 2019 Munich Security Conference was indeed...
... Russia. Kramp-Karrenbauer has spoken rather harshly about the fact that Germany and the European Union should respond to the incident on the Kerch Strait and close European... ...
The continuity declared by Kramp-Karrenbauer means that relations between Russia and Germany will continue to develop exclusively along the lines of economic cooperation... ... harsh and relentless sanctions pressure on Russia as a result of the Ukrainian crisis, Angela Merkel, if she really does not see herself as the main specialist on Russia in...
... neighbours so rapidly and radically. With the exception of Iran, Syria, Cuba and the other habitual targets of U.S. attacks, Germany and China have the most reason to be unhappy with the current U.S. policy.
Liana Fix:
The Times for a Special Relationship ... ... associations, are beside the point here. Germany, for its part, has numerous fairly tangible obligations within NATO and the European Union. Berlin may be the driver of the European Union, but within NATO it often finds itself playing supporting roles....
A new government in Berlin is always a new opportunity — not only for Germany itself, but also for its international partners, Russia including
I understand the fundamentals. Russia lost Germany ... ... many critically important international matters. Germany is and will always be a disciplined member of NATO and that of the European Union; it will not take any initiatives that might look risky, inappropriate or untimely to other members of these organizations....
'Stability' may ring sweetly, but in the EU's case, it has become a synonym of 'stagnation'. What the EU needs at this point is leadership
Germany today is at a crossroads, divided, uncertain. Christian Lindner, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party, has
walked away
from coalition negotiations, leaving Merkel in political limbo. Whether the Social Democrats will again agree to a 'Grand ...
... the German parliamentary race
In the short to medium term, Turkey's relations with Germany and the EU will remain far from normal.
The phrase “What matters is not how... ... travel for its citizens and intensification of talks on the country’s accession to the European Union.
Since late 2004, Ankara has enjoyed EU candidate member status. To join... ...
operating
through religious foundations, mosques, imams, and parishioners. Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a statement to the effect that the number of imams coming to...