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Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński

German military aid for Ukraine a new model of support

On 14 July, during a visit to Washington, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) confirmed that Germany was prepared to acquire two Patriot air defence systems. These would most likely replace the two batteries that Germany plans to…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany dispute over the election of Federal Constitutional Court justices

During the Bundestag’s final session before the summer recess, MPs failed to elect three justices to the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG). The vote was postponed until autumn after the SPD’s candidate, Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, did not…
Analyses | | Piotr Szymański

The Coalition of the Willing on security guarantees for Ukraine less ambitious more concrete

On July 10, another meeting of the over 30-member Coalition of the Willing was held in virtual format to discuss post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, including the potential deployment of support forces. This coalition operates under…
OSW Commentary | | Michał Kędzierski

More continuity than change the Merz governments Energiewende

Under the new government, Germany’s energy and climate policy is likely to undergo only limited adjustments rather than any fundamental shifts. Both the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD and the early weeks of Friedrich…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

The Bundestag adopts a tax relief package for business

The central element of the new investment programme in Germany will be tax incentives for companies. Between 2025 and 2027, these will take the form of declining-balance depreciation of movable fixed assets, and, starting in 2028, a…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany post-election reckoning in the SPD

At the extraordinary SPD congress in Berlin (27–29 June), the party elected new leadership. Lars Klingbeil – Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance – assumed the role of co-leader for the third time. Although he ran unopposed, he…
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Szymański

NATO summit in The Hague Trumps return and a two-component 5 of GDP on defence

The NATO summit in The Hague (24–25 June) – the first chaired by new Secretary General Mark Rutte – was minimalist in both form and content. It concluded with a record-low five-point declaration. This approach to a meeting of NATO heads of…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Piotr Żochowski

Russian advances in Sumy Oblast Day 1210 of the war

Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Personnel reshuffle at the top of the Ukrainian army Day 1203 of the war

Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło

Friedrich Merzs foreign policy – opening protocol

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…