Person

Angela Merkel

Former Chancellor of Germany, Federal Government of Germany

3 articles · 21 January 2025 to 7 May 2025

What we have reported

Reportedly blocked Merz from powerful positions during her tenure, a decision critics now cite as evidence she doubted his judgement.
Called Merz's decision to accept far-right support 'wrong' in a rare public intervention.
Described Trump as viewing the world through a prism of winners and losers, not win-win partnerships.

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Politics

Merz survives second Bundestag vote but authority damaged from day one

Germany's new chancellor needed two ballots to win confirmation, exposing deep fractures in the CDU-SPD coalition as France drifts and Ukraine presses for stronger European leadership.

Clara Devereux7 May 20258 min read

Politics

Far-right parties cannibalising Europe's centre-right across the continent

From Germany to Austria, mainstream conservatives are adopting hardline immigration platforms to stem voter losses, but evidence shows the strategy only strengthens the radical right.

Marek Jankowski1 February 20258 min read

World

Europe braces for Trump 2.0 as trade and defence tensions escalate

With Germany's economy shrinking and the EU-US trade surplus at €15.4 billion, European leaders scramble to manage an unpredictable US president who links tariffs to NATO commitments and threatens Greenland.

Hélène Mercier21 January 20258 min read

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