Tag: Germany

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Politics Aside, China-Germany Business Ties Likely to Remain Tight Under Merz 

Germany will soon have a new coalition government led by Friedrich Merz. Overseeing the largest economy in the EU the government’s position on China will have a significant impact on the Asian country’s trade and investment relations with the region. ...

April 14, 2025 / Yuxuan Liu, Marc Kruger
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What to look for in the 2021 Federal Election in Germany

By the end of 2022, Angela Merkel, once called the leader of the free world, will have ended her chancellorship in Germany. Angela Merkel leaves a gap, and the Bundestag elections on 26 September will be decisive in determining who will succeed her in office....

September 23, 2021 / Johannes Sibbor
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Leadership for Global Security: Can Germany be an Honest Broker?

2020 is a turbulent year and global leadership is in short supply. But as the United States is focused inwards, the UK is hampered by Brexit, France is in perennial economic crisis, and China and Russia are engaged in promoting their own political priorities. Can Germany fill the void?...

August 27, 2020 / Judit Arenas
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The German Constitutional Court’s Ruling and the EU’s Constitutional Certainty

The German constitutional court recently caused huge waves with its 5 May ruling on the legality, under German law, of the European Central Bank's bond purchasing programme—an essential element of the EU’s plan to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic....

May 15, 2020 / Nicholas Whyte
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The Twilight of Angela Merkel’s Chancellorship?

In Germany, the exploratory talks on forming a coalition government collapsed last night. The country faces political instability....

January 11, 2019 / Johannes Sibbor
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Working with Germany's New Government

For businesses and advocacy groups the challenge of this government composition will be to deal with its specific simultaneity of change and continuity. ...

January 11, 2019
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Recap of the North-Rhine Westphalia Election

In Germany’s most populous state, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives defeated the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in a key state election, further boosting her hopes of retaining power in September's national vote....

January 11, 2019 / Johannes Sibbor