The French and German finance ministers had to answer questions in a major newspaper interview. They talked a lot, but often failed to give concrete answers. The topics of the talks revolved around the EU's Corona reconstruction measures, the plans for a global minimum tax, especially for large corporations, and the general outlook for the… Continue reading Digital Unity
Tag: Germany
The Green Trump
For six days now, Annalena Baerbock has been the Green Party's candidate for chancellor in Germany. Markus Söder of the CDU, on the other hand, only narrowly failed to do so. While the major media houses are mostly enthusiastic about the two, there are some remarkable similarities between their political rhetoric and that of Donald… Continue reading The Green Trump
Europe´s open Wound
Idriss Déby, former president of Chad, was killed by rebels while he was with his forces in the north of the country. For 30 years he ruled the country, one of the poorest in the world, as dictator, now his son is to take over. Today, Joseph Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and… Continue reading Europe´s open Wound
The North and the South
The division between the Eastern and Western countries has repeatedly ignited over the question of how to deal with the large number of migrants travelling to Europe from different directions. A repetition of the summer of 2015, when Germany temporarily left its borders open in order to cope with the situation, is now being attempted… Continue reading The North and the South
Central Europe
Nowadays, Germany is taken for granted as a Western European country. But will it remain so? Historically, the area that today forms the state of Germany, as well as the people from which the German nation emerged, has mostly seen itself as Central European or as a specifically German cultural area. The commitment to the… Continue reading Central Europe
New Difficulties
As long as these institutions of the EU and NATO or the US military function properly, the danger of a renewed power struggle between the major nations of the European continent should be kept in check. However, there are three developments that could lead to problems in this context. The first is the centrifugal forces… Continue reading New Difficulties
Old Difficulties
So what happens if Germany's neighbouring countries and allies once no longer support rearming the country? And how has the problem been dealt with so far? Based on historical examples, especially from the 20th century, it is easy to see the dangers this would entail. Conceived within the pure limits of the nation-state, Germany, in… Continue reading Old Difficulties
Spoiled Opportunities
Germany has been in a unique position over the last two decades. Despite its natural strength on the European continent and all the dislocations this has entailed over the last 150 years, the West was united in the view that this Germany absolutely had to expand its military capacities. This was not only the position… Continue reading Spoiled Opportunities
A document of fainting power
At a donor conference of the European Union and the United Nations, Germany has pledged a total of 1.7 billion euros in aid for Syrians. This is to be handed over either directly to Syria's poor population via non-governmental organisations or to neighbouring countries hosting refugees from the civil war country. However, it seems somewhat… Continue reading A document of fainting power
Four years on hold?
On 26 September 2021, the federal elections are to take place in Germany. After than 1 ½ years in which a pandemic has been the ever-present topic and politics has, more or less, only been concerned with keeping the damage of this catastrophe within acceptable limits. To a certain extent, they were successful in doing… Continue reading Four years on hold?
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