Posts Tagged ‘Angela Merkel’
Once in Europa: What do the 2019 EU election results mean?
The rightwing populist tsunami didn’t happen; Greens blossom; Europe fragments, pro-EU majority maintained.
Read MoreMonday, Monday in Europe… You Gave Me No Warning
In Italy, La Dolce Vita turns sour; in Germany, “stability” is still in fashion; in Switzerland, yodel-oh.
Read MoreLetter from Europe: Worst-Case Scenarios
The Grand Tour is more precarious than it used to be.
Read MoreThe Ins and Outs of the Labyrinth
It’s a flash-mob Greek tragedy. Stan Persky reviews “Adults in the Room,” the political memoir that tells you almost everything you need to know about the EU.
Read MoreLetter from Berlin: “Mutti” Merkel in the Middle
German chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term, the Far Right won seats in Parliament for the first time since Hitler. Dooney’s is on-site to read the tea-leaves.
Read MoreLetter from Berlin: Read the News Today, Oh Boy
Berlin terrorist attack. The here and there of it.
Read MoreMein Trumpf, Brexit, and Europe’s Rising Right: Letter from Berlin
Austrian elections, British referenda, and The Donald — we’re contemplating almost everything.
Read MoreLetter from Berlin: History, Cont’d.
Reflections on the shootings in Paris, and the Continuation, not the End, of History.
Read MoreLetter from Berlin: Hope Springs… Momentarily
In “Old Europe,” Obama stirs up hope… for the moment.
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