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Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło
In the first weeks of his term, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) undertook eight foreign trips. He also hosted the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, in Berlin, among other politicians. This…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
On 2 June, the administrative court in Berlin ruled that the return of three Somali nationals – who had been sent back from Frankfurt (Oder) to Poland in early May after expressing their intention to seek asylum in Germany – was unlawful.…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
On 6 May, in the second round of voting, the Bundestag elected Friedrich Merz (CDU) Germany’s Chancellor, with the support of 325 out of 630 MPs. The repeated vote was necessary, as for the first time in German history a chancellor…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
On 2 May, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) officially designated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a far-right extremist party, following a four-year review process. In its statement, the BfV highlighted…
OSW Report |
| Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Since the outbreak of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the effective implementation of three key energy policy objectives has gained importance: ensuring energy security alongside the EU’s ambitious climate agenda, maintaining…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 6 March, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) announced a fifth extension of the trusteeship over Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining & Marketing, this time until 10 September. Berlin assumed control…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
On 4 March, the CDU/CSU and the SPD, which are expected to form the new government, reached an agreement on a package of financial measures for defence and infrastructure.
Point of View |
| Łukasz Maślanka
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 provided an impulse for the development of EU security and defence policy initiatives. Member states provided significant military assistance to Kyiv, making innovative use of Common…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
In 2024, the United States was Germany’s most important trading partner, with a trade volume of €253.4 billion and a surplus of €70 billion (see table). The US thus surpassed the previous leader, China (€254.2 billion in trade volume in…