Germany’s Green Party denied a report that they would support a plan to allow some of the country’s nuclear plants to continue operating beyond a scheduled phase-out date as the country faces its worst energy shortages in decades. Bild reported that leaders of the Greens, who are part of the federal government, discussed the issue […]
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Germany’s religious war over nuclear – and who will win
By Andreas Kluth It is becoming difficult to measure Germany’s “outputs”. I am talking about those related to nuclear energy. Let’s see them. I think we are now between three and four, but closer to four. Nuclear exit number 1 started in 2000. The government then consisted of the centre-left Social Democrats and the Greens. […]
Nuclear power shakes Germany’s ruling coalition
In the coming weeks, Berlin will know whether – with the help of its neighbors – Germany will have enough electricity for the coming winter. The outcome of the second “stress test” of the electricity companies will largely determine whether the country’s three remaining nuclear plants will close, as planned, at the end of the […]
Welt: Top Greens want to stop supplies to Chinese military
German engine makers are supplying technology for Chinese warships – despite US warnings. This is the result of research by Welt am Sonntag and international partners. Now foreign policy experts from the Green Party are also harshly criticizing these sales. German companies have recently supplied technology for Chinese warships – despite increasingly aggressive behavior by […]
Germany-Poll: Greens ‘command’ government, not SPD or Liberals
A few months ago, the Germans admired the blunder with which the FDP, according to a Bild report, the smallest partner of the newly formed Alliance of traffic lights, had promoted the goals of its election campaign: no tax increase, no speed limit, no return on debt brake, “share in pensions”, Korona Freedom Day. In […]
Germany-Greens: From a pacifist movement, ‘fans’ of tanks?
“Act decisively, be realistic.” With these words, the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock (Greens) expressed the guidelines of the federal government in the Bundestag, but also of her own parliamentary group. With two abstentions, the Greens approved the proposal for the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, according to Handelsblatt. And for the […]
Germany: New air in the leadership of the Greens
Ministers Analena Berbock and Robert Hubbek have resigned from the leadership of the Greens. New leaders are feminist Ricarda Lang and Iranian-born Omid Nuripour. A change of page in the leadership of the German Greens, necessary as provided by their statutes, with the positions of the party leadership being incompatible with ministerial posts. The two […]
Germany: Ricarda Lang and Omnid Nuripur the new leading duo of the Greens
MPs Ricarda Lang and Omnid Nuripur were recently elected to the leadership of the Green Party, following the departure of Analena Berbok and Robert Hubek, as the statute provides for incompatibility for members of the government. In the digital poll that ended a few hours ago, 28-year-old Ricarda Lang received 75.93% of the vote, while […]
Germany: Greens formally approve of three-party government under Solz
The Greens today formally approved their Program Agreement with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Liberals (FDP) and thus paved the way for the formation of the new coalition government. At 86% of a total of 61,174 voters out of 124,000 members, the Greens’ base approved both the government program and the people nominated […]