FDP Head Christian Lindner on Germany's New Coalition: "People Don't Want to Be Dragged Down Any Longer by Quarreling"
#International #Germany #GermanPolitics #GermanElection2021 #BankingandFinance

Christian Lindner is set to become Germany's next finance minister․ In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, he talks about his plans for his portfolio, how he intends to pay for them and the new government's strategy for the ongoing pandemic․

Resurrection of the SP: The Unexpected Rise of Germany's New Chancellor, Olaf Scholz
#International #Germany #OlafScholz #GermanPolitics #GermanElection2021 #SocialDemocraticParty

Not all that long ago, it looked like Germany's Social Democrats had reached the end of the line․ Now, Olaf Scholz is in the Chancellery․ It is perhaps the most unlikely political success story in Germany's postwar history․

Interview with Economy Minister Robert Habeck: "Russia Knows that Crossing Red Lines Would Immediately Trigger Painful Sanctions"
#International #Germany #GermanEconomy #OlafScholz #GermanPolitics #Ukraine

In an interview, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck discusses his country's energy policy, what might happen with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and Germany's possible response to Russian aggression on the Ukrainian border․

Gerhard Schröder Casts a Dark Shadow over Berlin's Foreign Policy
#International #Germany #GermanPolitics #GermanRussianRelations #TransAtlanticRelations #GermanPolishRelations #GermanForeignPolicy #Russia #VladimirPutin #GasPipelines #NordStream

In the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Germany is cutting a rather ambivalent figure․ Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is one major reason why․ Can the Social Democrats and the country find its way out from under his shadow?

The Attack on Ukraine: Germany Begins Preparing for a Possible Wave of Refugees
#International #Germany #Ukraine #GermanPolitics #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #VladimirPutin #Russia

The EU is preparing for hundreds of thousands of refugees to arrive from Ukraine․ Many German states have already begun preparations and Poland has pledged to assist all those who need help․

Chancellor Scholz Takes the Plunge: Germany Completes Historic Foreign Policy About-Face
#International #Germany #GermanPolitics #GermanForeignPolicy #OlafScholz #NATO #Russia #VladimirPutin #Ukraine #EuropeanUnion

In just 30 minutes on Sunday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discarded decades of foreign policy tradition․ His speech to German parliament marks an epochal shift․

Standing Up to Putin: Inside Germany's Foreign and Security Policy Revolution
#International #Germany #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #OlafScholz #Defense #GermanPolitics #GermanForeignPolicy #VladimirPutin #Russia #Ukraine #Bundeswehr

The Russian attack on Ukraine has led Germany to reverse decades of foreign and security policy․ Suddenly, Europe's pacifist giant has been forced to adopt a more military posture․ Inside the country's epochal shift․

Sanctions against Putin: Time for Germany to Implement an Oil Embargo
#International #Germany #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #VladimirPutin #GermanPolitics

Germany has made massive changes to foreign and security policy to confront the Russian invasion of Ukraine․ But it's not enough․ An oil embargo is the logical next step․

Where's Olaf Scholz?: Germany's Chancellor Opts for a Low Profile at a Moment of Crisis
#International #Germany #OlafScholz #GermanPolitics #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #Bundeswehr #Defense

In the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discarded decades of German foreign policy tradition and upended his own party's approach to Russia․ Since then? Crickets․

German President Steinmeier on the War in Ukraine: "I Still Hoped that Putin Possessed a Remnant of Rationality"
#International #Germany #FrankWalterSteinmeier #GermanPolitics #GermanForeignPolicy #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #VladimirPutin #Russia

In a DER SPIEGEL interview, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier admits to having misjudged Russian President Vladimir Putin․ He discusses his country's sanctions regime and how dramatically the invasion has changed European realities․