Migrant crisis series – Merkel’s dream shattered?
Nov 24, 2015 17:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Harsh criticism and falling rating is surely not what Ms. Merkel had expected when she opened up doors for migrants, best humanitarian response one could expect from politicians. Last week, at a party conference chief...
Migrant spending and consumers boosts German GDP
Nov 24, 2015 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Today German GDP figure was released, which showed German economy grew 0.3% in third quarter, up 1.8% from a year ago. While the growth figure is much better than 1.6% y/y in second quarter and 1.1% in the first, a...
Why Poland's new government is a problem for migrants to the EU
Nov 23, 2015 22:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Aleks Szczerbiak, Professor of Politics and Contemporary European Studies, University of Sussex The new Polish prime minister, Beata Szydło, had a firm message for her EU allies in her inauguration speech they shouldnt...
Migrant crisis – Paris attack to turn things for worse
Nov 16, 2015 02:45 am UTC| Insights & Views
Last Friday, Islamist militants launched well-coordinated attack in Paris, simultaneously at seven different places with automatic assault rifle and bombs, ending up killing about 130 people and hundreds more injured. In...
Migrant crisis series – Economic weakness could prove costly for Merkel
Nov 09, 2015 09:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been immensely popular, even throughout Euro Zone debt crisis is in tough spot this year. Her approval rating has fallen by record (though still well above 50%) and she is not the...
Refugee crisis dents German consumer confidence
Oct 28, 2015 09:04 am UTC| Insights & Views
Refugee crisis seem to be having much greater impact on consumer psyche and most fearing that current crisis will deepen economic problems in Europes largest nation. So far this year hundreds of thousands of refugee...
Can immigrants increase potential growth in Germany?
Oct 19, 2015 06:14 am UTC| Commentary
According to the findings of the 13th coordinated population estimate, in which the Federal Statistical Office assumes net immigration of 230,000 p.a., the population in Germany of working age (between 15 and 65) is...
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