POLITICO EuropeEuropean Union Merkel sees post-Brexit UK as ‘potential competitor’ to EUpolitico.eu - Rym Momtaz PARIS — Post-Brexit Britain will be a potential competitor to the European Union alongside China and the United States, German Chancellor Angela …
POLITICO EuropeGermany Never again ‘never again’politico.eu - Mathias Döpfner Germany is at risk of failing the litmus test set by history. One certainly cannot accuse Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Germany's …
POLITICO EuropeYom Kippur Synagogue gunman planned ‘massacre’: German chief prosecutorpolitico.eu - Louise Guillot A shooting on Yom Kippur in the city of Halle left two people dead. The suspect in an attack on a German synagogue had four kilograms of explosives in …
POLITICO EuropePoland Poland’s new post-Brexit BFF: Germanypolitico.eu - Wojciech Przybylski With the UK on the way out, Poland is leveraging its economic power into a closer alliance with Berlin. Poland has greeted the prospect of the United …
POLITICO EuropeKosovo Trump names Ric Grenell his special envoy for Serbia and Kosovopolitico.eu - Judith Mischke BERLIN — U.S. President Donald Trump's Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell will take on a second job: special envoy for peace negotiations between …
POLITICO EuropeSocial Democrats German satirical comedian joins the Social Democratspolitico.eu - Louise Guillot Jan Böhmermann says he has his sights set on the party leadership. A popular German satirical comedian with a history of sparking diplomatic rows has …
POLITICO Europe Majority of Germans say government’s €54B climate package ‘doesn’t go far enough’: Pollpolitico.eu - Zia Weise Most Germans don’t want to pay more for fuel than outlined in the package, however. A majority of Germans think the government's €54 billion package …
POLITICO EuropeU.S. Army The end of the German-American affairpolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig Once firm friends and allies, the two old partners are drifting apart — and that’s not just down to Trump. BERLIN — Just off a wide boulevard in a …
POLITICO EuropeGermany German mainstream parties launch Brandenburg coalition talkspolitico.eu - Joshua Posaner A government between the Christian Democrats, the Social Democrats and the Greens would shut out the far right as well as the far left. BERLIN — …
POLITICO EuropeAngela Merkel The ‘Mutti’ of all climate promisespolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig Ambitious new climate plan is expected to cost more than €50 billion, but will still be ‘budget netural,’ according to German chancellor. BERLIN – …
POLITICO EuropeBerlin Wall Willkommen to Germany’s Caracaspolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig Berliners never used to talk about real estate. Now it’s inescapable. BERLIN — Berliners are famous for their gritty fatalism and what might …
POLITICO EuropeEuropean Parliament Q and A with German Health Minister Jens Spahnpolitico.eu - Judith Mischke The EU can still reach a consensus on HTA some time next year, in Spahn’s view. BERLIN — Health technology assessment (HTA) at the European level is …
POLITICO EuropeAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Germany’s Jens Spahn challenges Europe to walk the walkpolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig Up-and-coming German health minister urges his CDU colleague to upend the way Brussels works. BERLIN – Jens Spahn, one of a handful of conservative …
POLITICO EuropeJoshua Wong China summons German envoy over Hong Kong activist meetingpolitico.eu - Emma Anderson Beijing says Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’ actions will have ‘negative effects’ on bilateral relations. China's foreign ministry summoned Germany's …
POLITICO EuropeSocial Democrats German Social Democrat leader to resign after breast cancer diagnosispolitico.eu - Judith Mischke Manuela Schwesig is one of three lawmakers currently co-leading the SPD. BERLIN — One of Germany's three Social Democrats leaders, Manuela Schwesig, …
POLITICO EuropeIcon version of the Flipboard logo World’s cartoonists on this week’s eventspolitico.eu - POLITICO First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, September 1, 2019 | By Chappatte First published on Caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, September 2, 2019 | …
POLITICO Europe Merkel says ‘rights and freedoms’ of Hong Kong must be protectedpolitico.eu - Judith Mischke The German chancellor is currently on a three-day visit to China. German Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off her three-day visit to China on Friday by …
POLITICO Europe Ex-MEP Elmar Brok appointed EU adviser on Ukrainepolitico.eu - Maxime Schlee Controversial German Christian Democrat to offer counsel to Commission chief Juncker. Elmar Brok is back — for the next couple of months, at least. The …
POLITICO Europe 5 takeaways from Germany’s regional electionspolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig The far-right Alternative for Germany scored second place in two state elections Sunday. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) posted the …
POLITICO Europe German far right surges in eastern electionspolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig The Alternative for Germany made significant gains in Saxony and Brandenburg but failed to win either. BERLIN — Support for the far-right Alternative …
POLITICO Europe Meet the AfD youthpolitico.eu - Judith Mischke The Alternative for Germany hopes to recruit young voters ahead of Sunday’s regional key vote. MITTWEIDA, Germany — The far-right Alternative for …
POLITICO Europe Crunch time for ‘AKK’ in east Germanypolitico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig The conservatives struggle to keep Saxony, an eastern German state where Merkel’s refugee policy is deeply unpopular. The leader of Germany’s …
POLITICO Europe German Social Democrats mull wealth taxpolitico.eu - Joshua Posaner The proposal comes as the party polls at historic lows in the run-up to key regional elections. BERLIN — Germany's ailing Social Democrats are mulling …
POLITICO Europe Germany’s far right stumbles in polls ahead of crunch state votepolitico.eu - Joshua Posaner Political mainstream overtakes Alternative for Germany in country’s eastern states. BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany has slipped behind …
POLITICO Europe In Bavaria, Black is the new Greenpolitico.eu - Laurenz Gehrke Bavaria’s premier Markus Söder sees the political upside in talking about the environment. MUNICH — Bavaria’s conservative state premier wants voters …
POLITICO Europe The end of Merkel’s economic ‘miracle’politico.eu - Matthew Karnitschnig The shrinking German economy suggests the Midas touch of its longtime leader is fading. BERLIN — If there’s one factor that could be described as the …
POLITICO Europe Merkel to Johnson: Let’s find a Brexit plan in 30 dayspolitico.eu - Joshua Posaner German chancellor tells UK PM it’s up to London to come up with solution to backstop problem. BERLIN — Angela Merkel told Boris Johnson on Wednesday …
POLITICO Europe Merkel: ‘Truly united Europe’ includes Western Balkanspolitico.eu - Judith Mischke Europe will only be truly united when all the countries of the Western Balkans join the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday. Merkel's …
POLITICO Europe Olaf Scholz to run for German SPD leadership: reportspolitico.eu - Isabella Borshoff Finance minister has been strong advocate of coalition with Angela Merkel. German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make a bid to …
