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Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
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
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
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…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
On 12 January, Maria Böhmer, the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, presented a report on the degree of integration of foreigners into German society. The authors checked the progress in the…
OSW Commentary |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
Germany had a positive approach to the strategy right from planning stage. This project contributed to the continuation of Germany’s co-operation with the countries in this region, which has been conducted since the mid 1980s mainly by…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The federal congress of the Green Party was held on 25–27 November in Kiel and focused mainly on state finances.
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The congress of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats was held on 14-15 November in Leipzig. Alongside social issues (the introduction of a minimum wage) and education, the event was primarily devoted to European politics. The CDU’s…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The court emphasised that the regulations included in the German laws accompanying the act on the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon provide a sufficient guarantee for the Bundestag’s decision-making autonomy. At the same time, it…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The elections to parliament in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – the sixth elections to German Bundeslands’ parliaments in 2011 – were held on 4 September. The SPD won the largest number of votes (35.7%). The CDU…
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
The first conference devoted to the prevention of Islamic radicalism was held on 24 June upon the initiative of the Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU). The meeting, along with representatives of the state administration and…