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Posts by Jens Bastian
Athens and Berlin have reasons to take a closer look at each other
Within a week of being elected as Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz has embarked on a whirlwind of foreign policy diplomacy. His first stops included Paris and Warsaw, followed by Brussels for meetings with the European Commission and at NATO headquarters.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Greece (519)
A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
The ballots have been cast and the votes counted. The outcome of the early general election in Germany has various winners and some significant losers.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407)
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 (289), Politics (407)
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 (289), Politics (407)
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 (289), Politics (407)