James Angelos

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday |James Angelos

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and leaders of Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) reached a swift coalition agreement Wednesday, according to an invitation to a press conference by parties involved in negotiations. The deal comes amid intense pressure on German politicians to quickly form a new government that can confront the historic challenges wrought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

1 month ago | politico.eu | James Angelos |Chris Lunday |Nette Nöstlinger

BERLIN — Le plan de dépenses historique de Friedrich Merz pour l’Allemagne repose sur la coopération d’un parti que nombre de conservateurs ont souvent tourné en dérision. Ce sont les Verts — arrivés en quatrième position lors des élections du 23 février — qui ont le pouvoir de contrecarrer les grands projets de celui dont l’alliance conservatrice est arrivée en tête des élections.

1 month ago | politico.eu | James Angelos |Chris Lunday |Nette Nöstlinger

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz's historic spending plan for Germany hinges on the cooperation of a party many of his conservatives have often derided. It's the Greens — the defeated, center-left party that came in fourth place in the Feb. 23 election — that hold the power to foil the election winner's grand plans.

Jan 13, 2025 | politico.eu | James Angelos

L’extrême droite nationaliste allemande se tourne de plus en plus vers des alliés idéologiques à l’étranger pour gagner la légitimité qu’elle rêve d’avoir dans son pays. Cette ambition paraissait évidente samedi.

Jan 12, 2025 | politico.eu | James Angelos

Germany’s nationalist far right is increasingly looking to ideological allies abroad to give it the legitimacy it craves at home. That was evident at a convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday when Alice Weidel, the party’s chancellor candidate, thanked billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for streaming the event on his X account, where it was viewed by millions around the world, giving the party a much bigger stage than it is accustomed to.