Germany

In recent elections in Norway, Austria and Germany, there has been a pattern of left-wing parties either losing votes or failing to achieve their goal to get a majority that would allow them to lead a government. The situation looks…

There was much excitement in Brussels last week when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the EU. Not only did I as a European citizen feel that all my efforts to save the world these twenty plus years past have been finally recognized but…

“I support him, no matter what he does.” This is how Chancellor Angela Merkel openly showed her support for incumbent President Sarkozy during the French electoral campaign in February. It was the only occasion in which she intervened in…

Sono state settimane importanti, per l’Unione europea. Perché sono caduti due motivi di stallo. Primo, lo stallo tedesco. Angela Merkel, vinte le elezioni e sotterrata la grande coalizione con i socialdemocratici, tenterà di guidare…

Esattamente sessant’anni fa, all’indomani della prima consultazione politica dopo la nascita della Repubblica federale, l’FDP entrava a far parte del governo di Konrad Adenauer. Poco tempo addietro era stato eletto a primo Capo dello Stato…