Annagret Kramp elected as CDU leader
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018A pro-government and a left-wing pundit speculate whether and how Annagret Kramp-Karrenbauer might restore the unity and popularity of the CDU. READ MORE
Chancellor Merkel resigns from the party leadership
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018Pundits right across the political spectrum discuss the broader implications of Angela Merkel’s decision to step down from the leadership of the CDU. READ MORE
Lessons of the Hessen state elections
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018A commentator in the leading pro-government daily thinks that the CDU is unlikely to regain its popularity as long as Chancellor Merkel runs the increasingly centrist party. READ MORE
Left-wing takes on the Bavarian election
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018A left-wing and a liberal commentator believe that the outcome of the Bavarian state election should not be interpreted solely in light of the dispute over migration. READ MORE
Dispute over EU border control plans
Thursday, October 4th, 2018Commenting on the plans to strengthen Frontex, a pro-government columnist agrees with the government’s position that EU member states should keep their sovereignty over border and immigration control. A conservative critic of the government believes that stronger EU border control is not intended to weaken sovereignty. READ MORE
Chancellor Merkel in peril
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018A pro-government and a left-wing columnist both think that Chancel Angela Merkel is in a difficult situation, and unless she overcomes the challengers she faces, she may soon lose power. READ MORE
Conflicting interpretations of the Chemnitz riots
Saturday, September 1st, 2018A pro-government columnist sees the clashes in eastern Germany as proof of the failure of the open doors immigration policy followed by the German government, while his left-wing colleague thinks Mrs Merkel and her government are the only rampart against right-wing extremism. READ MORE
Calls for EU-Russia rapprochement
Thursday, August 23rd, 2018Pro-government analysts, commenting on President Putin’s visit to Germany and Austria, call on the EU and European governments to cooperate with Russia rather than following US interests in isolating her. READ MORE
Orbán meets Merkel in Berlin
Saturday, July 7th, 2018Commentators agree that the tensions between the two leaders persist but believe that it is in the interests of both to dampen the controversy. READ MORE
EU ponders a linkage between structural funds and asylum-seekers
Monday, February 26th, 2018As Chancellor Merkel proposes that EU structural funds should be contingent on accepting the redistribution of asylum-seekers, conservative commentators accuse her, as well as the EU, of blackmail. READ MORE