Articles on Note from Berlin
Spitzenkandidaten poker (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 03 July 2019
For most voters, the battle over people and positions would be revealing if only it wasn’t so confusing. It is misleading to frame the nomination process as an example of backroom politics prevailing over parliamentary democracy.
Germany and the crisis of Atlanticism (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 11 June 2019
With the US opting out of its traditional European role, the "German question" has returned. And European leaders will need to make sacrifices if they are to address it.
Election 2019: What Germany’s parties want for Europe (Commentary)
Almut Möller - 21 May 2019
Political leaders are jostling for space in a crowded field. But German voters appear to be enjoying the show
Cohesion or disintegration? Germany’s European election campaign (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 10 May 2019
"Zusammenhalt" is a buzzword in the European election manifestos of the German parties. But what does it exactly mean in the political discourse?
German leadership deferred (Commentary)
Anna-Lena Kirch - 29 April 2019
Germany needs to use its EU Council presidency in 2020 to continue forging cloes ties with and between its partners in the EU to push for comprimises on long-term policy issues.
Can the European Union find a stable equilibrium? (Commentary)
Sebastian Dullien - 01 April 2019
Giving up sovereignty at the national level seems the only way to retain some kind of European sovereignty, writes Sebastian Dullien in his farewell commentary for ECFR.
Brexit bravado: Can the UK build a new continental coalition? (Commentary)
Euan Carss - 11 March 2019
EU member states’ high regard for Britain in security and defence may be on the wane. What can London do to stop the slide in the post-Brexit era?
Can Europe create strong energy and climate coalitions? (Commentary)
Marin Lessenski - 01 March 2019
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change.
Negative energy: Berlin’s Trumpian turn on Nord Stream 2 (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 27 February 2019
Berlin's handling of the controversial Nord Stream 2 project reveals double standards and neglect of the pipeline's security repercussions.
Italy in the EU: shared priorities, provocative politics (Commentary)
Federico Solfrini - 25 February 2019
The European Parliament election may reveal if Italians prefer the populist or far-right wing of the governing coalition