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Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

A change of leadership in the German CDU

The focus of the CDU’s party congress in Hamburg (6-8 December) will be the election of a new leader. The best chances to take over as head of the party from Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has exercised this function for 18 years, are…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

A continuity coalition in Bavaria

On 6 November in the Bavarian parliament, a coalition of the CSU and the Free Voters (Freie Wähler, FW) re-elected the Bundesland’s former Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) for another term. The coalition has a majority of 112 out of 205…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Local election in Bavaria – failure for the CSU and the SPD a triumph for the Green Party

On 14 October residents of Bavaria, one of Germany’s richest federal states, elected 205 members of the local parliament. First place was once again taken - unalterably since 1954 - by the CSU, which garnered 37.2% of the votes. However,…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

The Free State of Bavaria and its party the CSU faces an electoral test

The Christian Social Union (CSU) has ruled Bavaria continuously for sixty years. The CSU’s domination of the province’s political scene, together with its influence on federal policies through its partnership with the CDU in the Bundestag…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Mateusz Chudziak

Erdoğan in Berlin cooperation without enthusiasm

On 27-29 September, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a state visit to Berlin, where he met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel. Their discussions focused on the economy, migration, the fight…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Konrad Popławski

The Franco-German vision of the EUs reforms as presented in Meseberg

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, signed a declaration on 19 June in Meseberg.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Anna Kwiatkowska

Serious clash between CDU and CSU on migration policy European implications

Angela Merkel’s government finds itself in its deepest crisis since she became Chancellor in 2005.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Konrad Popławski

Germany towards France superficial compromises and structural differences

The results of the French president’s visit to Berlin prove that Germany is unwilling to support the proposals for thorough reforms of the eurozone.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Justyna Gotkowska

The agreement which divides Germanys coalition agreement

The signing of the coalition agreement between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats was intended to bring an end to the political crisis in Germany.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany in favour of further limiting the migration from North Africa

On 28th August a meeting was held in France on limiting the migration from Africa to the European Union.