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Analyses |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
Three polls conducted since Martin Schulz was chosen as the SPD’s candidate for chancellor suggest that this choice has significantly boosted support for this party.
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
Germany’s Federal Assembly will elect Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) as president on 12 February. He will replace Joachim Gauck.
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska
On 27 January, deputy chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who had up till then served as the minister for the economy, was nominated minister of foreign affairs.
Analyses |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
In the election to choose the party leaders ahead of the election campaign for the Bundestag, the Green Party opted for Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Cem Özdemir.
Analyses |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
On 24th January, the SPD chairman Sigmar Gabriel announced that he would not stand for the position of chancellor and would also step down as the party’s chair.
OSW Commentary |
| Konrad Popławski
Recent acquisitions of German companies by Chinese investors indicate that Germany is struggling to defend its interests.
OSW Commentary |
| Agata Łoskot-Strachota
The record volumes of gas supplied via the OPAL and Nord Stream pipeline have been accompanied by controversy over the rules for utilisation of the OPAL pipeline’s capacity.
OSW Report |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, around 810 individuals from Germany have travelled to the Middle East to support Islamic terror groups.
Analyses |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
In the evening on 19 December a truck drove into one of the Berlin Christmas markets.
Analyses |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
The German chancellor was elected the leader of the CDU, by a clear majority of voters, for the ninth time (in 16 years).