Tag: Politician
Emmanuel Macron: A portrait of the election winner
NATO summit Emmanuel Macron with then Chancellor Angela Merkel and former US President Donald Trump in December 2019. (Photo: Reuters) Paris He started out as an outsider in the elections…
The French decide the future of Europe
Macron and Le Pen campaign posters Almost 49 million French people were called to vote on Sunday. (Photo: REUTERS) Paris The French will decide today in a election for the…
Schröder offers mediation – resignation only in the event of a gas stop
Berlin Apparently, former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder can only imagine resigning from his post for Russian energy companies in one case: when Russian President Vladimir Putin turns off the gas for…
Lindner further excludes tax increases
Washington Christian Lindner sounds sniffy. “Good morning from Washington,” the FDP leader announced via video link at the party conference, which was taking place in the Berlin event location Station.…
“Scholz is very similar to Merkel, that’s the problem”
Berlin, Dusseldorf The CDU federal chairman Friedrich Merz has asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) for a government statement on his Russia course and arms deliveries to Ukraine in the Bundestag…
“Scholz is very similar to Merkel, that’s the problem”
Anton Hofreiter The chairman of the Bundestag’s Europe Committee accuses Chancellor Scholz of hesitation. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In the discussion about the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine, Green Party…
“Scholz is very similar to Merkel, that’s the problem”
Anton Hofreiter The chairman of the Bundestag’s Europe Committee accuses Chancellor Scholz of hesitation. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In the discussion about the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine, Green Party…
Why the ministers are currently hardly noticed
FDP minister in the traffic light government From left: Christian Lindner, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Marco Buschmann and Volker Wissing. (Photo: Imago (3), Jens Schicke) Berlin Vaccination, speed limit, debt brake –…
Russia entanglements: Scholz needs a liberation
Olaf Scholz and Manuela Schwesig The long shadow of social-democratic Russia policy. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) During her trip to the Baltic States, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock described the…
Macron accuses Le Pen of dependence on Russia
Paris The only TV debate in the presidential election campaign between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, head of the right-wing national Rassemblement National, is considered decisive in France…
Federal Executive of the Left advises on the crisis of the party
Janine Wissler After the resignation of Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, the Left Chairwoman Janine Wissler wants to continue to run the party alone for the time being. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After the…
The Greens are shedding their pacifist roots
Annalena Baerbock on a visit to Ukraine The green ministers benefit from the new course. (Photo: dpa) The Greens are unrecognizable. In 1999, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer had to…
The Greens are shedding their pacifist roots
Annalena Baerbock on a visit to Ukraine The green ministers benefit from the new course. (Photo: dpa) The Greens are unrecognizable. In 1999, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer had to…
Jens Spahn and his chance for image politics
Jens Spahn “It doesn’t hurt if the opposition knows what it’s like to govern in crises.” (Photo: Imago Images) Berlin It was just a little over a year ago that…
Co-leader of the left Hennig-Wellsow resigns
Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, Hennig-Wellsow has led the left together with Janine Wissler since the end of February 2021. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The co-chair Susanne Hennig-Wellsow offers her resignation. The left-wing politician…
Co-leader of the left Hennig-Wellsow resigns
Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, Hennig-Wellsow has led the left together with Janine Wissler since the end of February 2021. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The co-chair Susanne Hennig-Wellsow offers her resignation. The left-wing politician…
SPD is under more pressure – and Scholz undermines expectations
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is sticking to his strategy. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin When Olaf Scholz appeared before the press in the Chancellery on Tuesday evening, expectations were high. So…
Boris Johnson threatens investigation into parliamentary committee
prime minister Boris Johnson continues to come under pressure in the Partygate affair. (Photo: Reuters) London For the British Prime Minister, the affair over banned lockdown parties in Downing Street,…
Scholz’ promise of billions is a sham
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is under pressure in the debate about arms deliveries to Ukraine. (Photo: Getty Images) When it comes to describing politicians who are great at announcing but…
Greens are demanding a review of Schwesig’s role
Manuela Schwesig The Union foreign expert Norbert Röttgen had previously suggested that Schwesig resign if the facts described in the media apply. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Green politicians are calling…