Jens Plötner becomes State Secretary for Armaments. The change of personnel is controversial: Plötner is considered by many to represent a foreign policy that was once too Russia-friendly.
By Markus Bickel
More personnel and better equipment for the Bundeswehr – these are the topics that will shape the term of office of the future Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Henning Otte. In the new government, the CDU politician will succeed his colleague, the SPD politician Eva Högl.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Elisabeth Werner succeeds Wolfgang Burtscher: The Austrian economist will take over leadership of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Commission.
By Redaktion Table
Kirsten Krampe takes over the management of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's office in Ramallah on an interim basis.
By Redaktion Table
The reorganization of the Bundeswehr is entering its second phase with the Black-Red coalition. Whether the turnaround succeeds is also down to Nils Hilmer – perhaps the most important state secretary in the Ministry of Defense.
By Markus Bickel
Patrick Keller moves from BDLI to DGAP, where he is responsible for the Center for Security and Defense.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The hopes of the "pro-Europeans" rested on him: Nicușor Dan, winner of math Olympiads as a child. In 2020, he became mayor of Bucharest as an independent. As president, he plans to fight corruption.
By Frank Stier
