For the European elections on 9 June, the SPD is relying on the maximum mobilization of its supporters and a special target group: first-time voters. General Secretary Kevin Kühnert presented the first key points of the campaign at the last parliamentary group meeting of the old year.In the 2021 Bundestag elections, the SPD achieved twice […]
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag has drawn up a position paper on international climate policy that will be adopted at a closed meeting next week. In it, the SPD criticizes the lifestyle and lack of responsibility of developed countries. “Countries with high emissions continue to pass on the rising […]
Mr. Schulz, a trend toward right-wing conservative to nationalist majorities can be observed worldwide. Populists are seizing power, and once-conservative parties are forming alliances that were previously inconceivable. In Germany, the AfD has firmly established itself. What has happened?Basically, it started 20 years ago with Silvio Berlusconi in Italy, and many like Viktor Orbán, Boris […]
The leadership of the CDU/CSU is deeply concerned about the potential damage to Germany’s and Europe’s economic competitiveness if the regulatory considerations of the EU Commission become a reality. In a four-page letter personally addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, signed by Jens Spahn and Julia Klöckner, among others, the faction leadership refers to “excessive […]
It was a tweet by FDP member of the Bundestag Frank Müller-Rosentritt that caused irritation among Ampel colleagues: “Thanks to intensive intervention by the @BMF_Bund and the @fdpbt, we were able – against the express will of our coalition partners – to stop the #provision ban for the time being.”The liberals rejoiced. So exuberantly that […]