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Posts by Jens Bastian
Is Berlin prepared for a new government in Greece?
The formal process of dissolving Parliament and setting in motion early elections in Greece was completed at the beginning of this week. Attention can now turn to the campaign across the country.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (420), Greece (537)
Welcome to the club: Greece Joins the 17+1 network
In the course of the past decade, China has invested in and provided loan funding for infrastructure projects across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. During this period Beijing has also established an institutional architecture across countries in these three European sub-regions. Founded in 2012, the 16+1 network organizes annual Central and Eastern Europe–China Summits.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (420), Economy (357), Greece (537)
Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
For two successive years, China has been Germany’s most important trading partner. In 2017, the trade volume between both countries reached 186,6 billion euro. Germany’s second most important trading partner was The Netherlands with 177 billion euro, followed by the United States (173 billion euro) and France (169 billion euro).
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Economy (357)
Preparing for a new normal in German politics
What a start to the week in German politics: Following the huge losses of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the regional elections in Hesse, Angela Merkel, the party leader since April 2000 and Chancellor since November 2005, announced her gradual retreat from German politics.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (420)
Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
The recent Council summit of the EU was termed a make-or-break moment by some of its participants. Numerous media representatives gathered in Brussels reported that the raison d’être of the EU was at risk. Most financial analysts predicted a stormy reaction in bond markets if a compromise could not be reached.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (420), Society (156), Greece (537)