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Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Anna Kwiatkowska

Berlin Above all dialogue

The German government sees its role in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict over Crimea as that of a liaison in maintaining dialogue between Russia and the West.
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The NSA the impact of the wiretapping scandal on German-American relations

The current crisis of confidence in German-American relations is the most important one since Germany expressed its opposition to the US intervention in Iraq.
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk, Konrad Popławski, Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark, Rafał Bajczuk

Coalition agreement in Germany – a continuation with clear adjustments

Since the differences in the political manifestos of the CDU/CSU and SPD are constantly reducing, the grand coalition is very likely to operate smoothly until the end of its term.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany is opposing changes to the EUs asylum policy

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 | | Kamil Frymark

Germany is exporting its vocational training system

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…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

The Liberals and the Greens have embarked upon their campaigns ahead of the election to the Bundestag

The Liberal party, the FDP (a partner of the CDU/CSU in the coalition government led by Angela Merkel), ended its congress in Nuremberg on 5 May. The congress settled the party’s manifesto to be presented ahead of the election to the…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany the SPD has presented its electoral manifesto

At the convention of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) held on 14 April the party's manifesto for the September election for the Bundestag was adopted. The main points in the manifesto are the EU and energy and social issues.…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

German Euro-sceptics to establish a political party

The founding congress of a new political party, Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), is due to be held on 14 April in Berlin. The interim leadership of this organisation is formed by economics professors, journalists and entrepreneurs who…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

The reform of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

22 February marked the beginning of the process of reform which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) is undergoing. The BfV is the key counter-espionage agency responsible for the country’s internal security. The…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz, Kamil Frymark

Angela Merkels visit to Turkey

On 24–25 February Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey, where she expressed her support for the continuation of Ankara's accession negotiations with the EU, after France unblocked the negotiating chapter on regional policy. At…