SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
The rise of the Pirate Party has been swift and virtually without opposition, but resistance is now emerging. Writers and musicians have a problem with the Internet-freedom party's approach to intellectual property. By Sven Becker, Jan Fleischhauer and Rene Pfister more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 28, 2012
Germany's political establishment doesn't know how to react to the Pirate Party, which now has seats in two state parliaments and owns the debate on Internet issues. But although the party's radical experiments in transparency and participation may have caught its rivals off guard, its no-holds-barred debating culture can also backfire. By SPIEGEL Staff
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 15, 2012
The government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, collapsed on Wednesday after the Free Democrats unexpectedly blocked a budget measure. In Thursday's newspapers, German commentators speculate on how this apparent setback could actually help the Social Democrats and Greens at both the state and national level. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 14, 2012
The government of North Rhine-Westphalia has lost a key budget vote, a development that is expected to trigger an early election in Germany's most populous state. The vote could rock Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right coalition by further weakening her junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 20, 2012
Two weeks after the collapse of its governing coalition, the tiny state of Saarland announced on Thursday that it would soon hold new elections. Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partner, the Free Democrats, could emerge as the biggest losers. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 26, 2011
Germany's Green Party began in the 1970s as the party of outsiders and non-conformists. Now, they are part of the mainstream. The pope's praise for the environmentalists in his speech to the German parliament shows that a political era has come to an end. A Commentary by Dirk Kurbjuweit more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 20, 2011
They are handy with computers and are interested in issues relating to the Internet. Is that all? Many Berliners have been scratching their heads about the true identity of Germany's youngest political party. But the answer is simple: They're the new Greens. By Charles Hawley more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 16, 2011
Germany's ruling coalition of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and the FDP is under increasing pressure as the euro chaos continues. Some in the chancellor's party are now contemplating a return to the grand coalition with the Social Democrats. The SPD aren't keen, but could they say no? By Veit Medick and Philipp Wittrock more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 13, 2011
Berlin has pressing economic and social problems and its mayor, Klaus Wowereit, has done little to solve them over the last decade. But the Social Democrat who has helped turn the "poor but sexy" city into a major cultural hub looks sure to be re-elected -- because Berliners like him. By SPIEGEL ONLINE Staff more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 29, 2011
In an interview with SPIEGEL, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer discusses the mistakes the ministry's current leader Guido Westerwelle has made with Libya and Chancellor Angela Merkel's clumsy handling of the euro crisis. more... [ Forum ]
