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Vladimir Putin and the Upcoming German Elections

German intelligence agencies are certain Russia will try to influence 2017 electoral contest – but have countermeasures prepared Germany: Merkel losing voter support in home state election from Al Jazeera English In the wake of allegations that the Kremlin attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election, German intelligence agencies have expressed […]

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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Far-Right Challenge in Upcoming German Elections

Angela Merkel’s CDU faces tough electoral prospects in her 2017 re-election bid German MPs slam Merkel’s refugee policy ahead of re-election bid from RT In the wake of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s referendum defeat and the waning prospects for France’s Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to address the Christian Democrats in […]

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Far-Right Parties Perform Well in European Union Elections

In what is seen by many as an ominous shift right for the beleaguered international organization, European Union polling results today revealed the extent of the public’s disaffection with the EU and its policies, a move French President Francois Hollande called, “a shock, an earthquake.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated the need for EU member […]

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Germany Threatens to Cut Greece Off

Responding to Greek leftist coalition Syriza’s leader Alexis Tsipras’ vow to abandon the debt resettlement terms, German leaders vowed today to cut Greece off from any international monetary aid if they fail to support the debt renegotiation settlement terms. Struggling to form a government in the wake of the May 6 elections, Greece’s leadership has […]

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Francois Hollande Elected President of France: Nicolas Sarkozy Concedes Defeat in Recent Presidential Contest

The Fifth Republic has chosen its first socialist president since Francois Mitterand: Francois Hollande, an experienced political organizer that has, until now, never held high government office. Nicolas Sarkozy, pulling 48.1% of the vote, concedes victory to Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party of France at 51.9%. While described as reserved by some, this does […]

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Francois Hollande Set to Become France’s First Socialist President in Decades

France has long been associated with leftist politics, but with the potential of Francois Hollande, Socialist candidate for President of France, winning the election against Nicolas Sarkozy never before have the prospects of a French return to leftist policies held so much consequence for the rest of continent. Marxism and the French Left: Studies on […]

The United Kingdom: A Fading Actor in European Affairs?

Open Democracy’s Kirsty Hughes argues that the financial crisis with the euro has drawn into sharp focus the need for the United Kingdom to determine its future relationship with regard to the continent else it faces marginalization and impotency in future continental affairs. Kirsty Hughes bemoans U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s lack of real involvement […]

Is Germany Approaching Superpower Status?

Simon Winder of the United Kingdom’s The Telegraph argues that the recent events in the euro zone and the threat of imminent collapse without German intervention has placed the country in the position as an emergent, yet reluctant, superpower. Does Germany’s preeminence in the European Union qualify it for such lofty status? Simon Winder argues that […]

Links Between Neo-Nazi Gang and German Secret Service?

Ties linking the Neo-Nazi “National Socialist Underground” gang responsible for a string of terror bombings in Germany to Germany’s own secret service have been revealed in the wake of the suicides of two suspected members. The group is believed to be responsible for the murder of a policewoman and nine immigrant street vendors with gun […]

European Pessimism and German Ambitions: Reasons for Worry?

The recent financial crises spreading throughout debt heavy European sovereigns has called into question the viability of the common currency and the whole European project. In its initial stages, the European Coal and Steel Community was proposed by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on May 9, 1950 as a way to prevent future war from […]