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Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
On 20 October, the SPD members decided to enter into coalition talks with CDU/CSU after three rounds of exploratory discussions. Despite Chancellor Merkel's declarations that she is seeking to establish a government as quickly as possible…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
The ministers of internal affairs from EU countries met on 7–8 October in Luxembourg to discuss asylum policy and the reaction to a refugee boat sinking near the coast of Lampedusa. At the meeting, Germany opposed the proposal put forward…
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The parliamentary election on 22 September ended in spectacular victory for the Christian Democrats, who would have gained an outright majority had they won only five more seats. To form a government, they will have to enter into tough…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
The Central Office for International Vocational Education and Training Co-operation was launched as part of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training on 12 September. The office has the goal of assisting in the…
OSW Commentary |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The political campaign before Germany’s parliamentary elections to be held on 22 September has in all its glory reflected the trends visible during the last four years of the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel – the strength of the…
Analyses |
| Rafał Bajczuk
On 28 August, the Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States presented a report entitled ‘The impact of the energy transformation on eastern Germany’. This report suggests that the new federal states are of special…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The debate between Angela Merkel (CDU) and Peer Steinbruck (SPD) was aired on TV on 1 September. This was the first direct confrontation of the major candidates for German chancellor ahead of the election to the Bundestag scheduled for 22…
Analyses |
| Konrad Popławski
Over the past few days, the SPD has intensified its attacks on the policy adopted by Chancellor Angela Merkel for dealing with the eurozone crisis. The direct pretext for these attacks emerged during an election rally on 21 August, when…
Analyses |
| Justyna Gotkowska
If the USA and its European allies decide to intervene without a UNSC mandate, Germany will probably not take part in the operation. On the level of rhetoric, it may claim that the intervention is contrary to international law, but it may…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The telecommunication surveillance in Germany launched by the US National Security Agency, the NSA, is still fuelling controversy. It has put the German government and the chancellor herself in an embarrassing situation, and the opposition…