Germanys bold bet on EUrope
Normally, hardly anyone takes care of the six-monthly rotating EU presidency. But now that it’s Germany’s turn again, things look different.
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Tönnies or the failure of “social Europe”
When it comes to the Tönnies case, the EU is even slower than the state of NRW. It is only now that Brussels is beginning to take an interest in the scandal – but action is still not forthcoming. The “social Europe” remains an empty promise.
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After Brussels, Berlin is joining the fight against “disinformation” and “fake news”. The apparently so noble fight does not come without dangers.
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The Turkish Sultan Erdogan continues to provoke. After he declared the refugee deal “dead” in February, he now wants to drill for gas off the coast of Crete. Greece is ringing the alarm bell – and will take the dispute to the next EU summit.
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Brussels is again talking about a “No Deal”. For even in the fourth – and probably decisive – week of negotiations, talks on a free trade agreement are making little progress.
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On 26 May 2019 the European elections came to an end. A year later, democracy is in a very bad shape. The failure of the “Spitzenkandidat” model and the emergency laws due to Corona have increased the “democratic deficit”.
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Chancellor Merkel has made another abrupt turn. The recovery plan she presented with President Macron has little in common with her previous positions. But she had no choice – Merkel had to move.
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German European policy is causing increasing concern in Brusseld. The ECB ruling, the dispute over the new EU budget and the continuing closure of borders are adding to tension. – What does Berlin want? That is the new German question.
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How has she been celebrated, our Chancellor: as a brilliant explainer of the corona crisis, as a shining example for the USA, UK and the rest of the world. But now she’s out, the German Länder no longer want to follow Merkel.
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So far, the measures against the corona crisis have been grudgingly accepted. But now the mood in France and Belgium, but also in the EU, is tilting. Confidence in crisis management is waning.
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