“Rwanda model” also for Germany? What a fatal mistake
Good morning, dear reader, Olaf Scholz had an unusual visitor yesterday. It has been a full six years since the last time a British head of government was received at the Chancellery in Berlin. 2019 was a certain one Boris Johnson He had only been in office for a month when his first visit abroad […]
Oskar Lafontaine on Gerhard Schröder: “He has stamina”
They didn’t always get along so well: Former SPD minister Lafontaine has surprisingly positive words for his former opponent. Around 25 years after his resignation from Gerhard Schröder’s (SPD) federal cabinet, Oskar Lafontaine made positive comments about the former chancellor and his former opponent. Looking at Schröder’s overall record, Lafontaine told the news magazine “Spiegel”: […]
Oskar Lafontaine praises Gerhard Schröder: “He has stamina”
They didn’t always get along so well: Former SPD minister Lafontaine has surprisingly positive words for his former opponent. Around 25 years after his resignation from Gerhard Schröder’s (SPD) federal cabinet, Oskar Lafontaine made positive comments about the former chancellor and his former opponent. Looking at Schröder’s overall record, Lafontaine told the news magazine “Spiegel”: […]
Scholz visits China: between rivalry and partnership
The Chancellor is taking a lot of time for his second visit to China. But there is also a lot to discuss, from the Ukraine conflict to threats against Taiwan to subsidized electric cars. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has never paid so much attention to a single country in one trip. He will be in China […]
Angela Merkel rarely shows up – she makes an exception for Trittin
The former Chancellor chooses her appointments very carefully. She rarely appears in public. Now she accepts an invitation from the Green Party. Since Angela Merkel is no longer active in politics, the former Chancellor has largely withdrawn from the public eye. She is writing a book and is taking a lot of time for it, […]
What else is the traffic light doing?
When did the Bundestag actually pass the last major law? The traffic light coalition gives the feeling of being more stuck than deciding. Just one keyword: basic child protection. It almost went a week in the Bundestag without a single legislative resolution. Almost shortly before closing time, the traffic light coalition put several topics on […]
Schröder turns 80: no more hiding
Excluded from the Berlin political establishment, courted by the Kremlin. Gerhard Schröder has maneuvered his friendship with Putin far into the sidelines. But he doesn’t want to accept the role of an outlaw. When Gerhard Schröder celebrated his 70th birthday ten years ago, the ex-chancellor’s world was still somewhat in order. The SPD organized a […]
CDU Council invites Schwurbel Professor to give a lecture
The CDU Economic Council invites you to a lecture with a professor who is notorious for disinformation and lies about Corona. But suddenly it should be about something else. Just this week he announced that he would rather have cancer than the “plot at Biontec,” and promptly misspelled the company’s name. Now the retired professor […]
Jim Townsend sees Trump’s victory as a threat to NATO and the EU
Donald Trump wants to return to the White House. NATO is trying to arm itself. Because a Trump victory would also be a victory for Putin, explains former US Secretary of State James Townsend. The USA is also interested in changing the responsibilities of the format, which plays a key role in coordinating support for […]
Stoiber planned a coup against Merkel
The refugee crisis caused tensions within the Union. In his memoirs, which have now been published posthumously, Schäuble describes his thoughts on overthrowing the then Chancellor. The deceased CDU politician Wolfgang Schäuble recounted in his memoirs the efforts of former CSU leader Edmund Stoiber to persuade him to overthrow Chancellor Angela Merkel during the refugee […]
