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Analyses | | Konrad Popławski

Germany Ratification of the fiscal pact in June

On 16 June, the leadership of the SPD announced an agreement to ratify the treaty on the European Stabilisation Mechanism (EMS) and the fiscal pact. Both instruments are crucial in the government's strategy for fighting the crisis in the…
Point of View | | Justyna Gotkowska

Bundeswehr 30 The political military and social dimensions of the reform of the German armed forces

This reform of the Bundeswehr, launched in 2011, is the latest of the three decisive stages in the post-war transformation of the German armed forces. The reform aims at “constructing” the armed forces anew in the political, military and…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

Chancellor Merkel is urging the federal states to be co-operative in the German energy transformation

The implementation of the key guidelines of the new energy strategy, such as the development of the transmission networks, the construction of small and efficient conventional power plants, and the reduction of subsidies for the solar…
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 | | Konrad Popławski

Germany Merkels growing problems with pushing through the fiscal compact

The political events of recent weeks have brought about new threats to the ratification of the fiscal compact in Germany and other EU countries.
OSW Commentary | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Konrad Mazur

The expensive energy revolution in Germany The implementation of the Energiewende is behind schedule

One year after the events of Fukushima the implementation of the new German energy strategy adopted in the summer of 2011 is being verified.
Analyses | | Rafał Sadowski

France and Germany want changes in the Schengen Agreement

On 17 April, the interior ministers of France and Germany, addressed a letter to the minister of justice of Denmark, which is currently holding the EU presidency, with a proposal of amending the Schengen Agreement. They want the member…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

German companies are withdrawing from nuclear projects in the UK

On 29 March the heads of the two largest German energy companies - E.ON and RWE announced that the companies were withdrawing from plans to construct nuclear power plants in the UK. The managements of the two companies have justified…
Analyses | | Artur Ciechanowicz

Germany Westerwelle initiates a meeting of the group for the future of the European Union

Nine European ministers of foreign affairs met on 20 March in Berlin upon invitation from their German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle. The  aim of the meeting was to discuss ‘the future of the European Union’, a more efficient operation…
Analyses | | Konrad Popławski

The German Ministry of Finance presents spending plan for the next few years

The German government adopted a draft amendment of this year’s budget and updated its spending plan for 2012–2016. Germany intends to observe the ‘budget brake’ rule, which imposes the obligation to keep the structural deficit at a level…