Has Merkel moved yet?
At the beginning of the EU summit on “recovery”, hopes of a breakthrough are fading. Yet Chancellor Merkel was seen as a guarantor for a quick agreement – wasn’t she?
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Recovery fund: Where Schäuble is right
Everyone praises the recovery fund. Everyone? No! For former finance minister W. Schäuble, the proposal from Berlin and Brussels does not go far enough. He demands an economic union that complements the monetary union.
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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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How (not) to make politics with “fake news”
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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Erdogans new provocations
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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Johnson challenges von der Leyen
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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European Democracy is eroding
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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Why Merkel had to move
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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The new German question
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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