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A New Style of Governing (November 22, 2006)
According to this conservative journalist, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership style and political path set her apart from her (male) predecessors. Her reasoning....
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Public Opinion and Europe (November 22, 2006)
The results of a public opinion poll reveal that Germans feel ill-informed about the European Union – and in fact know relatively little about EU institutions, decision-making processes, and the....
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| 193. |
Chancellor Angela Merkel Defends her Gradual Approach to Reforms (November 27, 2006)
A year after her election, Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a speech at the CDU’s Dresden party congress. She defended her decision to take a slow approach....
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EU Council Presidency (November 29, 2006)
In late 2006 Chancellor Angela Merkel introduced her program for....
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| 195. |
Fifty Years of the Rome Treaties and Europe from Below (March 19, 2007)
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaties, three foreign journalists living in....
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| 196. |
Retirement at 67 (March 10, 2007)
Pension reform has been a perennial issue over the past decade, with one reform following another. The decision to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 was contested to the very end, with unions,....
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| 197. |
Decline in Unemployment Figures (1991-2009)
Moderate welfare reforms and other factors led to an economic rebound in the middle of the first decade of the 21st century. The resumption of economic growth resulted in a noticeable decline in....
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| 198. |
Election Results (1949-2009)
Bundestag election results from 1949 to 2009 illustrate the transformation of the Federal Republic’s party system; they attest to the decline....
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| 199. |
Students Protest the School and University Reform (June 25, 2009)
High school and university students organized a nationwide strike to protest the new reform measures at German secondary schools and universities. The government responded with efforts to “reform....
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The Ruling on the Lisbon Treaty (June 30, 2009)
Some members of the Bundestag doubted whether the Lisbon Treaty was compatible with the Basic Law. A Federal Constitutional Court ruling, described below, declared the treaty legal, but called for....
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