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Posts by Jens Bastian
Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers
This election in Germany was the most unpredictable election cycle of the past 16 years. Contrary to the electoral campaigns during the era of Chancellor Angela Merkel, when the winner was already obvious before casting your ballot, this vote offered real alternatives, an open race to the wire and citizens who were mobilised to get out and vote.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (260), Politics (342)
The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
One week to go. On Sunday, September 26, German citizens will cast their ballots in a watershed general election.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (260), Politics (342)
It's time to say farewell to TINA politics in Germany
The question that concerns most policy makers and media representatives as well as interested European citizens about the outcome of the German elections in two weeks’ time is the duration to form and subsequent configuration of the country’s next coalition government.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (260), Politics (342)
German elections: An open race to the finish line
In three weeks, German citizens aged 18 and older will vote for a new parliament, the Bundestag. The campaigns of the competing political parties for the general elections of September 26th are in full swing.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (260), Politics (342)
The risk of losing control before help arrives
Vaccines for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, produced by the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are expected to be approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the regulator of the European Union (EU), between December 29, 2020 and January 12, 2021, at the latest.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (260), Society (115), Greece (438)