As EU leaders strive toward ending the economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, the German Constitutional Court has created an obstacle for the European Central Bank (ECB) which is buying the bonds of indebted southern European countries at an...
It has become somewhat routine for onlookers to scrutinize and criticize Angela Merkel. During her now almost fifteen-year reign as Germany’s chancellor, she has provided adequate material for her naysayers. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, however, her experience and rationality have...
On Thursday, Germany announced it has designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization effective immediately. It banned all of the group’s activities while conducting raids in several cities. Among the targets were mosques and cultural associations where Hezbollah supporters frequently met....
Although Germany’s nightmare of eurobonds has been averted, the concessions and the commitments Berlin has made to further aid are historic. However, solidarity carries a substantial risk for Germany. What Happened? The negotiations between the EU heads of state that...
The Chinese strategy of projecting itself as a victim of the pandemic and extending a helping hand in this hour of the crisis appear to have few takers.
After prolonged and difficult negotiations, including verbal confrontations between Italy and Germany, Europe has found its first united response to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Eurogroup Rides to the Rescue On Thursday evening, Europe’s finance ministers – the Eurogroup...
Since a vaccine still does not exist, quick and reliable testing remains the best approach to fight the spread of Covid-19. In addition to Taiwan and Japan, Germany is currently one of the countries that is coping most efficiently with...
The Covid-19 virus has already sent shockwaves through economies in nearly every nation, but in Germany it appears to have been too much to handle for one state minister. Thomas Schäfer, finance minister of the German state of Hesse, was...
There is a surplus of bad news as the coronavirus pandemic worsens around the world. Among the more terrible headlines, however, Germans have reason to feel optimistic: although they have one of the highest rates of infection, the country’s death...
Covid-19’s impact reaches far beyond just its devastating physical health implications. Most notably, the ever-verbose EU has become a union in name only, silent and obsolete. Its virtues, freedom of movement, open borders, and cooperation are currently in free-fall. Amid...
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