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Martin Schulz

The Anti-Merkel

Berlin Observer

Watch out for Andrea Nahles, the SPD’s leader in the Bundestag.

Hanging in the Balance

Berlin Observer

Time is running out on Chancellor Merkel’s last chance to build a stable government.

Same Procedure as Every Year, Sigmar!

Berlin Observer

The German foreign policy community is starting to sound repetitive.

Dull and Duller

Berlin Observer

In their one and only public debate Angela Merkel and her challenger Martin Schulz skipped difficult issues.

Ode to (Some) Joy

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2017

Where France and Germany are likely to chime – and occasionally clash.

The Man with the Plan?

Berlin Observer

Running against Angela Merkel in September, Martin Schulz’s policy ideas are as exciting as they are hard to pin down.

The Last Laugh

Berlin Observer

Germany’s “Political Ash Wednesday,” once a humorous affair, is short on jokes.

Close-Up: Martin Schulz

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2017

The former president of the EU parliament seems to have changed Germany‘s whole political scene. Is he a winner?

January Surprise

Berlin Observer

SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel throws in the towel, leaving the campaign against Angela Merkel to former EU Parliament president Martin Schulz.

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