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Gerhard Schröder Casts a Dark Shadow over Berlin's Foreign Policy - Roman Pawlowski

"Just Embarrassing" Gerhard Schröder Casts a Dark Shadow over Berlin's Foreign Policy

In the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Germany is cutting a rather ambivalent figure. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is one major reason why. Can the Social Democrats and the country find its way out from under his shadow?

German Poles to Vote in Upcoming Election - Corbis

Limbo No More German Poles to Vote in Upcoming Election

A decision by Germany's high court means that Poles with German ancestry can now take part in September's general election via absentee ballot. For many members of the minority group, the change is of huge symbolic importance. Von Friederike Heine

Polish Weekly Shows Merkel in Concentration Camp - Bartlomiej Zborowski/ dpa

TV Tiff Polish Weekly Shows Merkel in Concentration Camp

The Polish media is angry over the portrayal of the country's World War II resistance fighters in a popular miniseries that aired recently in Germany. So angry, in fact, that a Polish weekly has put an image of Chancellor Merkel as a concentration camp prisoner on its cover and accused Germany of rewriting history.

Chancellor Merkel's Heritage Pleases Poles - JANEK SKARZYNSKI/ AFP

All in the Family Chancellor Merkel's Heritage Pleases Poles

It was revealed this week that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's grandfather came from Poland and that her original maiden name was Kazmierczak, not the Germanized Kasner. The news may seem trivial, but it could further improve relations between the neighboring countries. Von Christina Hebel

The Polish Gadfly A Lawyer's Quest for Clarity on the Smolensk Plane Crash

The 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 96 others in Russia remains a traumatizing memory for many Poles. It's also one that won't rest until allegations that bodies were mixed up by Russian authorities are cleared up. A Berlin-based lawyer sees the scandal as a Russian affront to Poland's honor. Von Jan Puhl

German National Team Blasted over Auschwitz Visit - Pool/ Getty Images

Atoning for the Past German National Team Blasted over Auschwitz Visit

Germany's Jewish community has criticized the country's national football team for sending a small delegation to Auschwitz last week instead of visiting the site as a group. It also accused team manager Oliver Bierhoff of 'colossal insensitivity' in his choice of words ahead of the visit.

Some Poles Left Behind Despite Economic Success - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Missing Out Some Poles Left Behind Despite Economic Success

Poland, one of the hosts of this year's European Football Championship, has been booming thanks to a rigorous modernization program. But not everyone is benefiting from the economic success. With rents climbing and the elderly complaining about lower pensions, resentment is on the rise. Von Stefan Kaiser

Poland Emerges as a Central European Powerhouse - DPA

The Miracle Next Door Poland Emerges as a Central European Powerhouse

Germans used to think of Poland as a country full of car thieves and post-communist drabness. On the eve of hosting the European Football Championship, however, the country has become the most astonishing success story in Eastern Europe. Relations between Berlin and Warsaw have never been better. Von Erich Follath und Jan Puhl

'We Want To See the Euro Zone Flourish' - Alik Keplicz/ AP

SPIEGEL Interview with Polish Foreign Minister 'We Want To See the Euro Zone Flourish'

In a SPIEGEL interview, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski praises his country's partnership with Germany, explains why Poland would like to eventually join the euro and urges Berlin to act more decisively in its handling of the common currency crisis.

'Ukraine Is Not A Dictatorship' - Stanislaw Rozpedzik/ dpa

Polish Foreign Policy Expert on Boycott Calls 'Ukraine Is Not A Dictatorship'

Many politicians in Germany and Europe have pledged to stay away from Ukraine during the European Football Championship tournament in protest over the treatment of Yulia Tymoshenko. Polish international relations expert Janusz Reiter, 59, explains why that is the wrong strategy.

Unwelcome Interference Polish Nuclear Dreams Threaten Ties with Germany

Determined to develop its nuclear industry to meet its booming energy needs, Poland is tired of lectures from its environmentally conscious neighbor Germany. After all, Poles argue, the Germans have benefitted from nuclear power for decades. The differing energy philosophies threaten to strain ties between the two countries. Von Jan Puhl

Slow Progress in Battle against Polish Car Thieves - Z1022 Patrick Pleul/ dpa

Cross Border Pilfering Slow Progress in Battle against Polish Car Thieves

The Polish ambassador to Germany suggested this week that German officials weren't doing enough to fight rampant cross-border vehicle theft. It is a claim that some experts in Germany agree with. But officials on the front line urge patience, saying they are making progress. Von Kristen Allen

Polish Ambassador Thinks Thieves Have it Easy in Germany - Patrick Pleul/ dpa

Cross-Border Crime Polish Ambassador Thinks Thieves Have it Easy in Germany

Many in Germany continue to believe that Poland is a nation of car thieves. But perhaps the problem lies with German law enforcement? That, at least, is what the Polish ambassador to Germany believes. He told a German paper that it is still too easy to steal cars in the country.

German Open Borders Too Late for Polish Workers - Arne Dedert/ dpa

The Flood that Never Arrived German Open Borders Too Late for Polish Workers

Since May, Polish workers have had the freedom to seek employment in Germany without restrictions. But the expected onslaught of laborers never materialized. Many Polish view jobs in the neighboring country with disdain, with Germans suffering from a reputation for stingy wages and lousy working conditions. Von Markus Deggerich

Kaczynski Warns of Germany's 'Imperial' Ambitions - MARKUS SCHREIBER/ AP

Polish Opposition Leader Kaczynski Warns of Germany's 'Imperial' Ambitions

Former Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski is resorting to outlandish claims in his bid for election. In a new book, he suggests that Germany wants to annex part of Poland and that the East German secret police helped Angela Merkel win power.

Can a Jointly Written History Erase Centuries of German-Polish Strife? - FABRIZIO BENSCH/ REUTERS

Controversial Chapters Can a Jointly Written History Erase Centuries of German-Polish Strife?

The history of German-Polish relations is full of suffering and mutual recriminations. Experts from both countries have been developing a history textbook meant to teach high-school students on both sides of the border a common narrative. But critics view the effort as destined to fail. Von Jan Friedmann

'When We Finish, Nobody Is Left Alive' - JAN BAUER/ ASSOCIATED PRESS

Germany's WWII Occupation of Poland 'When We Finish, Nobody Is Left Alive'

Germany's occupation of Poland is one of the darkest chapters of World War II. Some 6 million people, almost 18 percent of the Polish population, were killed during the Nazi reign of terror that saw mass executions, forced evictions and enslavement. Von Michael Sontheimer

Economic Boom Poland Is Europe's New High-Flyer

Poland, once a backward agricultural country, is quickly becoming an economic powerhouse in Central Europe. The Poles are strongly pro-European, and even their relationship with the Germans is no longer as tense as it was just a few years ago. Nowhere is the transformation easier to see than in Wroclaw. Von Jan Puhl

Krzysztof Ruchniewicz on Polish-German Ties Relations 'Shouldn't Be a One-Way Street'

More than 65 years after the end of World War II, tensions can still flare up between Germany and Poland. In a SPIEGEL interview, Polish historian Krzysztof Ruchniewicz discusses the postwar "resettlement" of ethnic Germans, improving relations between Germans and Poles and changing attitudes toward the German past of many Polish towns and cities. Von Uwe Klußmann

'Kaczynski Is not Anti-German' - PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI/ REUTERS

Pre-Polish Election Tension 'Kaczynski Is not Anti-German'

Pawel Kowal, 34, foreign policy advisor to Jaroslaw Kaczynski, discusses the Polish presidential candidate's positions toward Europe and Germany. He also criticizes an indirect call by a senior German politician on Poles not to cast ballots for Kaczynski when they return to polling booths for a run-off vote on July 4.

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