The long and winding road to Jamaica
The indications are this new German government will struggle to take advantage of the foreign policy opportunities presented by this election
Note from Berlin
Going Dutch: Why Germany needs others besides France
The Franco-German engine gets all the media attention, but it is Dutch-German cooperation that has done the important work in recent years
German election: An opening for Poland?
It is Warsaw who must make the first move if they are to repair German-Polish relations in this decisive moment for Europe
Germany votes: What to look out for on election night
All you need to know to follow the German election unfold on Sunday night
Flexible Europe – Is it that much of a stretch?
ECFR's EU 28 Survey shows that there is political space for a Europe of different speeds to carry forward the European project
Prime time debates with few prime time ideas
The televised debates sum up Germany's election campaign perfectly: they have been strangely devoid of proposals, and filled with reactiveness
Germany votes: A lot of quiet before the storm
Holding on to Merkel seems motivated by the wish to preserve the status quo
Europe in the German federal elections: What do the manifestos say?
Here we compare the parties’ positions on the four core EU policy domains: common security and defence, migration, financial, and trade policy
The Hamburg G20: A clash of competing visions of world affairs
Europe's multilateral vision for the G20 appears to be merely a side show to the traditional struggle for national power
What is left from Kohl’s era?
Much has changed, yet paradoxically, perhaps Europe is closer now to its 1990s vision than it has ever been