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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 | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

Germany the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats in coalition talks

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 | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

Tough coalition talks after German elections

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 | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The debate between the candidates for German chancellor reveals no clear winner

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 | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The German election campaign is marked by the US secret services

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…
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The head of Germanys counterintelligence has resigned

On 2 July, Heinz Fromm handed in his resignation from the post of the head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). Two days later, the head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia was…
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The Federal Constitutional Court is becoming an increasingly important actor in Germanys European policy

On 21 June German President Joachim Gauck’s spokesman announced that the president would refrain from signing laws ratifying the treaties on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the fiscal compact. Both documents will be subject to…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The dismissal of the German minister for the natural environment – Chancellor Angela Merkel goes on the offensive

On 16 May, the German president, Joachim Gauck, acting upon a motion by Chancellor Angela Merkel, dismissed Norbert Roettgen (CDU) from the post of minister for the natural environment of Germany. The justification for the dismissal of…
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

Parliamentary supervision of the German governments European policy strengthens

On 27 February, the Bundestag voted for the second aid package for Greece worth 130 billion euros. 496 of the 591 MPs voted in favour of Germany’s participation in the aid package, 90 voted against and 5 abstained from voting. Angela…
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The candidate for German president as a concession made by Merkel to FDP and the opposition

On 17 February German President Christian Wulff (CDU) handed in his resignation after the prosecutor's office of Lower Saxony had announced it would launch an investigation into accusations of graft in connection with befriended…