Tag: Federal President
“The AfD is seen as a means to kick serious parties in the shins”
Berlin After some heated arguments about energy and climate policy, Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) is calling on the coalition to focus on economic policy in the second half…
Ex-Prime Minister Heide Simonis is dead
keel Germany’s first head of government of a federal state is dead. The social democrat Heide Simonis, until 2005 prime minister in Schleswig-Holstein, died on Wednesday, a few days after…
Macron postpones state visit to Germany due to riots
Emmanuel Macron French President cancels state visit to Germany (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Berlin, Paris Because of the ongoing riots in France, President Emmanuel Macron is postponing his state visit to Germany,…
Steinmeier signs electoral reform law
Bundestag The law was passed by the Bundestag in March with the votes of the traffic light groups SPD, Greens, FDP and some AfD MPs. (Photo: imago/Uwe Steinert) Berlin The…
Gauck settles accounts with Merkel’s Russia policy
You’re always smarter afterwards, they say, slightly mockingly. On the other hand, it is never too late to understand history. And: Aren’t lessons best learned with a little time lag?…
Looking back at a year of damage control
The Federal President in Ukraine Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the country in October 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Again to the eastern flank of NATO, again to an unsettled ally. At…
Looking back at a year of damage control
The Federal President in Ukraine Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the country in October 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Again to the eastern flank of NATO, again to an unsettled ally. At…
Federal President Steinmeier calls for confidence
Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on the people of Germany to show solidarity and confidence in the face of the challenges posed by the Ukraine war. “If there was…
Steinmeier conducts talks in the air-raid shelter
Federal President Steinmeier in the Ukraine An air alert was sounded in Koryukivka after the launch of Iranian drones by the Russian army. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter…
“I look at the people of Ukraine with admiration”
Federal President Steinmeier in the Ukraine The Federal President traveled by train from Poland to the Ukrainian capital. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made a surprise visit…
Ukraine has to switch off electricity nationwide – Steinmeier cancels the trip
Attacks on power grids Missiles and drones have been attacking important points in Ukraine’s power grid for days. (Photo: ddp/Ukrinform) Kyiv The massive damage to its energy grids is forcing…
Van der Bellen confirmed as Austrian President
Van der Bellen The incumbent Austrian President casting a vote. (Photo: IMAGO/SEPA.Media) Vienna Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen remains in office without a runoff. According to the broadcaster ORF,…
Merz and Scholz: Your messed up Kyiv travel plans
The pope is asking for an audience with Putin, the British prime minister is speaking to the Ukrainian parliament via video link, and the chair of the US House of…
The end of normality as we knew it – the digital boss’s weekly review – Morning Briefing Plus
Dusseldorf Hello dear readers, The upcoming Easter festival is the third in a row in which nothing is as it once was. While Corona and various contact restrictions plagued us…
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the “undesirable” person – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
there have always been good reasons to doubt the success of the Istanbul “peace talks” between Russia and Ukraine. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin is declaring the “planned” progress of…
The refusal to meet Steinmeier is understandable but wrong
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President should seek the unity of the allies and not give school grades. (Photo: dpa) The rumored refusal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to see the…
Presidential election: Steinmeier before a second term
Berlin Frank-Walter Steinmeier remains German President. The Federal Assembly confirmed the 66-year-old in office on Sunday with a large majority in the first ballot. Steinmeier, who was nominated by the…
Federal President: What is this bride doing in the Steinmeier election? – Domestic politics
Did a bride confuse the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin with the registry office? This lady said “yes” – “yes” to the election of the Federal President! Because if he is elected,…
Presidential election: Steinmeier before a second term
Frank Walter Steinmeier The former foreign minister is the fifth German president to serve a second term. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected to office.…
Presidential election: Steinmeier before a second term
politics and celebrity In addition to politicians, celebrities also cast their votes in the election. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The election of the new Federal President began in the Federal Assembly…