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Olaf Scholz

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Situation in Berlin: sorting before probing

The FDP and the Greens, the two coalition partners-to-be, plan to meet today, Wednesday. According to the plan of the election winners in the Willy Brandt House, the traffic light coalition will meet later this week for the first time. Meanwhile, there is rising pressure on Armin Laschet in the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.

By Falk Steiner

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European election without Europe

The election campaign of the German Bundestag gets by without Europe. This has little to do with political reality but a lot with the simulation of political power and the public interests.

By Falk Steiner

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A minister for Europe in the Chancellor's Office?

German European policy suffers from lengthy coordination processes. The possible governing parties want to change that after the Bundestag elections. The CDU wants to make the Chancellor's Office the control center – but there is resistance.

By Till Hoppe

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Scholz: Wirecard commitment was routine

In 2019, the German government twice intervened in China on behalf of the scandal company Wirecard. Its market entry was first on the list of German concerns at the Financial Markets Dialogue in January two years ago. Then, in September, the chancellor raised it with top management. In retrospect, that raises questions.

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