Germany held an election yesterday. It went about as expected. The biggest surprise continues to be how the majority of parties all support some flavor of ongoing belligerence towards Russia — a policy that is destroying Germany…
Angela Merkel Announces She Will Step Down in 2021…
German leader takes responsibility for her party’s heavy losses in regional elections…
Germany’s Angela Merkel Seen Shaking for Third Time Within Weeks…
The German chancellor was seen slightly shaking while greeting Finland’s prime minister in Berlin. It’s the third time in recent weeks that this has been noticed during public appearances. German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to be shaking in Berlin on Wednesday while receiving Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, according to reporters and witnesses. Video of […]
EU Leaders: We Won’t Follow Trump’s Huawei Ban…
The leaders of Germany, France and the Netherlands said Thursday that their governments do not plan to follow the lead of the US and ban Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from building up their national 5G high-speed mobile networks. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency for the telecommunications sector on Wednesday, citing “unacceptable risks” from […]
What Merkel’s Resignation as CDU Party Leader Means for Europe…
Angela Merkel Will Not Run for CDU Party Chair Again…
Chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed that she will not be running for re-election as party leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel said she still plans on remaining in her post as chancellor, but will step down in 2021 when her current term finishes. She once said that party leadership and chancellorship must […]
“Don’t Underestimate The Instability The Passing Of Merkel Will Engender”…
German Tourist Detained in Turkey for Comments Made About Erdogan on Social Media in 2014 and 2015…
Another German national was reportedly arrested in Turkey in August, according to an article published by Der Spiegel on Monday. Hüseyin M., who lives in Brunswick, was reportedly on holiday near the western Turkish city of Izmir when he was detained in an overnight raid. He allegedly faces charges for defaming Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
Germany’s Angela Merkel Strikes Conciliatory Note on Migrants in Bundestag Speech…
Addressing parliament for the first time since her clash with Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, the German chancellor sought to stress a common way forward. But things remain tense both inside and outside her coalition. Budgetary debates in the Bundestag are always occasions for the German government to offer general justifications for its policies — and […]
Angela Merkel Struggles to Hold Government Together…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the EU’s longest-serving head of government, is known for sitting out political crises and power struggles. But she’s visibly struggling this time, and significant damage has been done to her leadership. Ultimately, the very way Merkel does politics is at the core of this sudden eruption of resentment from within her […]