The Globalist

If it comes to pass, Germany’s new “grand coalition” government’s EU-related plans represent progress for Macron’s calls to reform Europe.

Germany will continue to gradually slip from the top to the upper middle ranks of the growth league of major European countries. Its current golden decade will end in the 2020s.

There are similarities between today’s Europe and the patchwork of around 300 territories and principalities which comprised the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.

Germany’s current political contortions will likely end with a fourth term for Merkel.

Four questions about the country’s near-term political path.

Here’s what you need to know about Germany’s September 24 elections.

Is Angela Merkel aiming to be the most successful Social Democratic Chancellor in German history?

Will Angela Merkel’s big win in the recent German elections usher in more leftist labor policy?

Politically speaking, Germany is a conservative country.

What will a reluctant leader mean for the resolution of such issues as the eurozone crisis, future military missions and data privacy?