Rebooting Franco-German cooperation.
If the Franco-German tandem is to be saved, Paris should keep its more abrasive tendencies in check while Berlin needs to show real engagement in the bloc’s future. [Read now...]
Brexit — What will the EU’s next move be?
All the drama has played out in the UK lately – with very little regard for whether any of the options under discussion would be acceptable to the EU. [Read now...]
Merkel and Johnson’s meeting, as reported in the German press.
Remarkably little is published in the British press about reactions on the German side to Brexit developments, so, following Johnson’s meeting with Merkel, I thought I would gather together a few thoughts and observations about how the event has been written up in Germany. [Read now...]
Does migration herald the demise of the liberal idea?
Everywhere, the inoffensive liberal message is portrayed as a mortal threat to the greater common good. [Read now...]
Why Merkel took a massive bet on migrants as force for growth.
On a continent whose politics is poisoned by fear of non-white, Muslim immigration, the German cabinet relaxed the rules for jobseekers from beyond the European Union. [Read now...]
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