Free Democratic Party (FDP)
Germany Closes its Last Operating Nuclear Power Plants on April 15
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is backing Saturday's planned shutdown of the country's last three operating nuclear power plants, even though one of the smaller partners in his coalition government, the Free Democratic Party (FDP), is proposing to keep the reactors as an energy "reserve," reports DPA, quoted by BTA.
Germany, Greece and diaspora perspectives
Four years has been far too long without the liberals in the Bundestag. Nevertheless, it proved enough time for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) to restart the party, renew its social contract and allow new, dynamic members to emerge and convey the liberal message across Germany and the whole of Europe. One exemplary case is Grigorios Aggelidis, a member of the Bundestag from Hannover.
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German MP Grigoris Aggelidis to speak on liberalism, diasporas in EU, Greece
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has invited German lawmaker Grigoris Aggelidis in Athens to present his view about the future of liberalism in Europe and Greece.
Aggelidis, who is of Greek origin, is a politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
German Coalition Talks Collapse After Deadlock on Migration and Energy
Exploratory talks to form Germany's next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations, The Guardian reports.
Merkel's allies reject idea of 'United States of Europe'
Europe is not ready for a federal system, trusted allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) have said, rejecting a vision for the continent as proposed by Martin Schulz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), a former coalition partner.
German Coalition Talks Fall Apart
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she will consult Monday with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after weeks of talks to form a coalition government fell apart with one potential partner withdrawing from the process.
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German government talks collapse
Exploratory talks to form Germany’s next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations.
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The unbearable nonsense of confrontation
Parliamentary elections in Germany have resulted in the fourth consecutive victory of Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has apparently lost considerable support and received the second worst result in elections since 1949. In spite of the loss, however, Merkel still maintains the leading role of her party in the German political system.
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German Social Democrats steady just behind Merkel's conservatives, shows poll
Germany's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) remained steady at 32 percent support over the past week, one percentage point behind Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), according to a poll published on March 15.
Germany's Social Democrats Closing In on Merkel's Party, Poll Shows
The Social Democrats (SPD) are narrowing the edge of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the general election in September, a survey shows.
The CDU would get 33% and the SPD would receive 32% of the vote, the figures projecting the center-left party's highest result since April 2006.