With the German federal elections around the corner, the Green European Journal is running a series on German politics, including analysis from experts, commentators, and German Green politicians.
We have pieces about how some German states are handling climate change on their level, about the strategy and politics of coalitions, about German populism and its far-right, about the French-German partnership at the heart of Europe, and a comparative look at its energy transition. Will Angela Merkel remain supreme or will Martin Schulz emerge as the next chancellor? How will the results affect the European project at this difficult moment in its life, and how will the German Greens spring back from a tricky couple of months? Get up to speed.
Articles in this focus
Is right-wing populism really on its way out – or is it seeping into the mainstream? How can it be countered? An analysis in the wake of the upcoming elections.
Read moreWe talked strategy & political reality with Robert Habeck, leader of the German Greens in their strongest state result this year.
Read moreOne state in Germany – alongside many in the US – is showing that sub-national actors can take a lead in protecting the climate.
Read moreFrance and Germany make up the motor of Europe and partly determine its future, but what are their cooperation prospects in the face of 2017 elections?
Read moreHow will the Trump administration’s policies influence EU defense, integration and upcoming elections, notably in Germany?
Read moreFrance and Germany historically represented two different approaches to producing energy. Are they growing closer?
Read moreA discussion with Ralf Fücks, outgoing president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, on the situation in Germany, coalitions with Merkel and the rise of the AfD.
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