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«A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other»

Germany

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With no more gas from Russia and no booming exports to China, and with war on Europe’s doorstep, Germany’s CDU/CSU and FDP insist on the cry of austerity, this time taking Germany down with it, not just a few European countries. Coincidentally, these parties insist on nominating austerity obsessives as Markus Ferber (EPP coordinator in ECON) and other hawks like him to the European Parliament. They call themselves moderates, but instead they push extremism. God bless Europe!

13 February 2024

There’s space on the right, apparently… – Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of Alternative für Deutschland, does not hold it against Giorgia Meloni, claiming that she has compromised too much with the system she wanted to change. In the European perspective, the division between ECR and ID seems to be increasingly clear, with the latter being isolated and ostracised in tomorrow’s Parliament, while the former will seek mediation in an attempt to reform diplomatically

23 January 2024

Little “Hitlerina”, Alice Weidel, proposes a referendum on Germany’s exit from the European Union. How did other European parties react? They proposed as leading candidates Mr. nobody Nicolas Schmit (S&D) and Ursula von der Leyen (EPP) running against herself. Lady Ursula will indeed have to try to demolish a lot of green crap enacted by her and her Commission. Let’s do well!

15 January 2024

A chain reaction of bankruptcies – There is no sign of a decrease in German insolvency filings, which have been rising since June 2023: 12.3% more in December 2023 than in December 2022. A danger for the whole of Europe, which has a major trading partner in the German locomotive. Meanwhile, there is growing dissatisfaction with the new Stability Pact, which pleases few and displeases many. There are fears of a return to the infamous austerity policies

11 January 2024

Pitchforks in hand – Germany is paralysed by the protests of farmers who are blocking motorways and supplies across the country. A month ago it was the French who took to the streets, tearing down road signs and turning them upside down. Farmers’ protests in Europe are becoming more frequent and more systematic, with the prospect of a new political entity. The hatred towards the global market is always strong: today, Ukraine, with its endless grain reserves, is the embodiment of these fears

10 January 2024

A ferment not seen for many years – In Germany, former secret service director Hans-Georg Maassen has announced his intention to leave the CDU and set up his own party, even further to the right than the conservatives. ‘We are talking to everyone, from left to right’ he said in a recent interview. A wink to the left of Sahra Wagenknecht and to the right of the AfD, but still on different positions from theirs: no paternalism, less state. The test will be this year’s elections in Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia

11 December 2023

War is in the air – ‘We have to get used to the idea that one day we might have to fight a defensive war,’ says German Chief of Staff Breuer. The point is that the German armed forces, like the rest of Europe, are not yet ready. Trump’s possible return to the US presidency, with its notorious antipathy towards NATO, could spell even worse trouble for the Old Continent

07 December 2023

Bubblereport # 9 – Two little men with a little party (Frei Demokraten is at risk of going below 5%) are holding not only Germany but an entire Continent in check. RENEW’s Christian Lindner and Wolfgang Kubicki turn into ID’s best allies with their dogmas on fiscal rules screwing up the European integration process. With a world increasingly in disarray, they look at fiscal constraints instead of how to provide the EU with a real defense. Great job!

26 October 2023

Deutschland über alles – 50.000 to leave Germany immediately! – The Cabinet approves new law making it easier to deport illegal migrants. Scholz is worried about right-wing parties and their national appeal, but at the same time German NGOs help thousands to cross the Mediterranean: incoherence reigns…

23 October 2023

Ge-Russia is back – Sahra Wagenknecht shocks Germany with her new pro-Russian party, BSW: nostalgia for the good old days when Putin gifted flowers to Merkel is widespread in the country. Germans want to raise their heads and defeat the weakening American influence. With AfD support, the relationship with Moscow could rise from its ashes

20 October 2023

“Gaza is more complex than you think, and so on…” – Slavoj Zizek lights up the sleepy crowd of the Frankfurt book fair: “I’m ashamed to be here”. The Slovenian lashes out at Shibli cancellation and gets booed by some before leaving the stage

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