INTERVIEW WITH ANGELO BOLAFFI, Germanist - Russia's war against Ukraine prompted post-Merkel Germany to rearm and turn its back on Moscow and today "it is better off than other European countries" - But Berlin has…
Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is convinced that a leap in political quality is needed to stop the war by bringing in former Chancellor Merkel to mediate between Russia and Ukraine
INTERVIEW WITH ANGELO BOLAFFI, political philosopher and Germanist - "After the one at the Quirinale with France, Italy must also enter into a Pact with Germany because Paris, Berlin and Rome are the cornerstones of Europe" - The new Government…
Progress in the negotiations between the 3 parties that emerged victorious from the last German elections to create the Scholz government, which however will be born after December 16 to allow Merkel to go down in history as the longest serving Chancellor...
In her last visit to Rome as Chancellor, Angela Merkel met Premier Draghi: "Accelerate the construction of a European foreign and defense policy".
The outgoing Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz will probably be the next head of government, but with a majority still to be built: the centre-right orphaned by Angela Merkel is still in the running but the quotations of Greens and Liberals are rising, which could…
The leap of the Union depends on the outcome of the German elections, on Italy's ability to implement the commitments of the PNRR and on the abandonment of French grandeur. In the new book by Gianni Nardozzi ("A new Germany for Europe? The economy and the German soul", Brioschi publisher) the analysis…
The favorite to succeed Angela Merkel appears to be social democrat Olaf Scholz, but this time Germany could have three parties in government. The Cdu does not shine in the polls, the Liberals are on the rise
Three out of five polls show the Social Democrat candidate, Olaf Scholz, surprisingly in pole position for the German general elections on 26 September after which Angela Merkel will leave the Chancellery after 16 years. But what is the basis of the sprint…
"In Afghanistan we got it all wrong", summarizes Angela Merkel, while Johnson and Macron call for an emergency G7: "On refugees, dialogue with Iran, Pakistan and Turkey". Draghi: "Protect human rights and women"
The Premier assures that "the reallocation mechanisms are also being discussed" - Libya "we support the Berlin process" - The Chancellor: "Cooperation with Turkey is necessary" - Draghi has asked to move the…
The week of the stock exchanges begins with a downward trend - It is a day of dividends in Piazza Affari - Prime Minister Draghi meets Chancellor Merkel in Berlin and tomorrow receives Von der Leyen for the launch of funds for Italy
According to ANGELO BOLAFFI, a Germanist and former Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, the real unknown factor of the German elections in September is the outcome of the fight against Covid, but for now the Greens are at 28%, CDU-CSU drop to 21 % And…
Forty-year-old Annalena Baerbock will be the candidate of the German Greens, an environmentalist but also strongly reformist party on the rise, for the Chancellorship in the next elections after the long era of Angela Merkel - We are facing a big political novelty for…
The errors on vaccines and the incident at Erdogan's house testify that, without Merkel, now close to leaving the scene, Europe has a leadership vacuum that Macron alone cannot fill: a new guide of authority and prestige of…
The Chinese economy runs but the stock market falls and the central bank does not intervene this time - Heavy electoral defeat for Merkel - Vaccines are holding back the EU - During the week for the Fed "the most difficult meeting of the year" - Today the…
The Congress of the CDU elects Armin Laschet, governor of North Rhine-Westphalia and faithful heir of Angela Merkel, as president.
INTERVIEW WITH GIANNI TAMBURI, number one of Tip - "In the global world, economy and finance have taken over politics" - "But Renzi has a thousand reasons about the Recovery" - "The stock market will rise again, the equity would be an own goal" -…
The Congress of the CDU has elected Armin Laschet as new president but it is not certain that he will also become Chancellor, given the competition from the CSU and the strong growth of the Greens - But who will Merkel play in Europe and what role…
Biden's definitive victory in Arizona, the EU's green light for the Recovery Fund propitiated by Merkel and the strengthening of the ECB bazooka wanted by Lagarde: 3 ideas for the markets that are also looking at the Johnson-Von negotiations...
The Merkel era turns 15 - On 22 November 2005 Angela Merkel became Chancellor for the first time, succeeding the social democrat Schroeder - Forbes called her "the most powerful woman in the world"
After the first day of negotiations, agreement is still a long way off both on governance and on the amount of resources to be allocated - Holland insists on asking for veto power on the reforms of individual countries - Quarrels in the Council between Rutte, Sanchez…
European Council uphill, with Dutch Prime Minister Rutte who insists on proposing governance unwelcome to all for the Recovery Fund - Despite the difficulties, the 27 will do everything to find a solution by the weekend: a…
Standing ovation in the European Parliament for the German chancellor who presents her program for a decisive European semester, starting with the Recovery Fund - Angela lines up Germany: "Ready to give our support to the 500 billion for…
Sharp intervention by the German Chancellor, who is about to assume the presidency of the EU, on the Mes - Conte replies: "Merkel doesn't take care of us".
The announcement of the Chancellor, who will assume the EU Presidency from 0,7 July, to tighten the take-off of the Recovery Fund, gives breath to the stock exchanges - Piazza Affari gains XNUMX% thanks to Tim, Terna, Ferragamo and Enel.
On Wednesday 27 May, the European Commission lifts the veil on the Recovery Fund but the divisions remain - On the one hand the Franco-German proposal, cleared by customs by the former hawk Schaeuble, on the other the counter-proposal of the Northern States - Here are all the risks and…
The announcement of a new 500 billion euro European fund, progress in testing the anti-Coronavirs vaccine and the triumph of Btp Italia at the center of the financial scene - Stock markets euphoric and gold recovering - Stop the…
Commission to present proposal by 6 May - Leaders divided on how to distribute the money: loans or non-repayable transfers? - Merkel still close to Eurobonds
A few hours from the EU Council, the commission proposes recovery funds and bond issues to raise 320 billion to be used for loans and programs - Merkel: "Eurobonds need too much time, but Germany is ready to increase EU contributions"
The fall in crude oil has technical reasons, but it is also an indicator of the vulnerability of the global economy and finance - Wall Street consoles itself with Netflix and Amazon - Time X is approaching for Europe and for BTPs and spreads go up…
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer leaves the Christian Democrat leadership after the electoral mess in Thuringia, where the CDU had allied itself with the far-right Afd
The German Greens celebrate their XNUMXth birthday after having obtained the maximum electoral support since their birth. Now they are the second largest party in Germany and it is not excluded that in the future they could win the leadership of the government.
Only small steps forward at the Berlin conference on Libya, but Serraj and Haftar do not speak to each other and do not sign the truce - For Merkel on Libya "there is only the political solution" and the weapons must be silent
INTERVIEW with REGINA KRIEGER, Italy correspondent for Handelsblatt - "Complicating the initially excellent relationship between Draghi and a part of German public opinion was not only monetary policy but also prejudice towards Italian. Sometimes but time...
The break is now near: speaking on the phone with the British premier, the chancellor rejected the latest proposals arrived from London - And the EU Commission announces: "We will help the countries in difficulty due to the hard Brexit"
Two women of great personalities - Von der Leyen is very loyal to Merkel, has 7 children and has been a minister several times: as a convinced pro-European she has already brought the military into line and is rigorous in economic policy - Lagarde,…
Merkel and Macron win the battle of nominations by bringing two women to the top of Europe for the first time and challenging the European Parliament - Von der Leyen, a loyalist of the Chancellor, and Lagarde, supporter of the Draghi line, warn…
After having burned Weber, the EU summit can't reach an agreement even on Timmermans, indicated by Merkel to preside over the Commission - The truce on duties, however, pleases the Asian stock exchanges - Oil soars
At the head of the party since 2000, the chancellor announced her intention to abdicate in October - Long standing ovation for her farewell speech - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected with 517 votes, considered the "Duphin of Merkel" and exponent…
The international summit in Buenos Aires is starting to be eventful: USA-Russia meeting cancelled, spotlights on the USA and China and yellow on Angela Merkel's plane which broke down in Bonn
INTERVIEW with MARIO NOERA, professor of Finance and Intermediary Economics at Bocconi - "A new pact of trust between Italy and Europe would be needed, but for the moment it is important to avoid hitting the wall" - "The...
Lega and Cinque Stelle do not give up and in the letter sent to Brussels they confirm the budget balances, except for settling the debt with a project to sell properties for 1,8 billion euros - Rebuke of Merkel, Holland and Austria…
The American financial giant is accused of having defrauded German taxpayers of over 55 billion but the scandal, as well as fiscal, is also political because the chairman of the super-advisory board of Blackrock in Germany is the candidate to succeed…
Heavy collapse of the Christian Socialists and Social Democrats, with effects also on the Merkel government, but the real novelty of the Bavarian elections is the great success of the Greens, which leap to 18% - The AfD's fascist right advances but does not break through…
INTERVIEW with ANGELO BOLAFFI, political philosopher, lecturer and Germanist - "Seehofer's hostility towards Merkel has proved to be a suicide: the CSU loses its absolute majority in Bavaria after 60 years, the far right flies and…
May is in very serious trouble at home after the rejection of the Checkers Plan and six months from the official date of the start of Brexit no one knows how it will end - We need a new compromise between…
The hot dossiers are the well-known ones: the sanctions against Russia, the conflict in Ukraine, Syria and recently also the strategic role of Austria, a country close to Germany which, however, with the new sovereign government has been winking at the…
The new unknowns about the trade war hit the car and risk nullifying the positive effect of the German peace. Chinese stock markets down as an agreement between the EU and the US is sought. The oil rush resumes.
Donald Trump's new threats on tariffs for the automotive sector send Asian stock markets into a tailspin and keep Europe under stress - The Carrefour-Tesco alliance promises a price battle in large-scale distribution - Car sales slow down -…
Reached a compromise with Seehofer after a long day of negotiations. The agreement was found on the setting up of transit centers on the border between Austria and Bavaria which will examine the asylum requests of migrants. Now the verdict of the SPD is awaited
The Italian premier ups the ante: "No to downward compromises". And in the evening he blocks the vote on the first part of the document: "No vote unless there is also the issue of migrants". Merkel proposes: "Without an agreement at 28, go on…
Today's summit in Brussels on migrants risks ending either with a sensational break or with nothing done - Italy finds itself in the crosshairs of France but also of Spain and Malta and cannot…
INTERVIEW with VERONICA DE ROMANIS, economist at Luiss - "Be careful not to underestimate Merkel" who is a bit of a phoenix - A government crisis in Germany "would create strong instability in the euro area" and they would pay the highest price …
White-hot clash between the French President and Minister Salvini on the migrant emergency - Merkel: "There will be no agreement at the end of the month at the European Council at 28" - And Sunday's mini-summit is downgraded to a normal "meeting…
In a phone call to the Prime Minister, the German chancellor speaks of misunderstanding and reassures that the now famous draft will not be at the table at Sunday's summit on immigration - Conte: "At the center of the discussion will be the proposal…
The two leaders met yesterday in Paris, above all to discuss new immigration policies - Solidarity with Theresa May over the Skipral case: "We condemn Russian interference".
The leader of the CDU is confirmed at the helm of the country for the fourth consecutive term: the federal Parliament grants her its confidence, but the "Grosse Koalition" loses 35 votes along the way.
Yes won in the referendum on the new edition of the Grosse Koalition with Angela Merkel's Cdu/Csu among the more than 463 members of the SPD: "Delighted to collaborate with the SPD for the well-being of the country".
Edited by David Zahn, Head of European Fixed Income, Franklin Templeton - Ireland and Germany risk suffering a major blow if Great Britain leaves the European Union without a deal but Macron's new pro-European drive…
Surprisingly, the leader of the Social Democrats Martin Schulz gave up the prestigious post of foreign minister due to internal disputes within the SPD that could have complicated life for the new Grand Coalition Executive
According to the German press, the agreement to form the government would be in the pipeline and would reserve three key ministries for Schulz's Social Democrats such as Finance, Foreign Affairs and Labor - At the CDU Defense and Economy, but it is still about the programs…
"Closing ourselves off, isolating ourselves, will not lead us towards a serene future" reiterated the German chancellor - Premier Gentiloni also shares the same opinion: "Protectionism cuts the branch on which growth rests".
New step forward in Germany towards the Grand Coalition government led by Merkel: Schultz wins the SPD congress which gives the green light to the final negotiations but the referendum remains unknown among the members
FIRSTonline has chosen for the readers a series of articles published by us on facts and personalities to remember from the year that has just ended.
From Deutsche Am Chart of the Week - Germany's economic growth has become much more balanced lately. At the moment, politics is essentially irrelevant
This is yesterday's political novelty that can finally give Germany a government, making Europe breathe a sigh of relief and relaunching Chancellor Angela Merkel, who however continues to remain silent.
The Grosse Koalition is back among the possible options, after the pressure from German President Steinmeier following the breakup of the CDU with the CDS, the Greens, and the Social Democrats themselves for the "Jamaica" coalition
Piazza Affari moves away from the highs and closes slightly down after a day of purchases that made Leonardo and Telecom Italia shine. Realizations on Enel after the highs. Positive banks with Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca and Unicredit. Departure…
"The parties must find a way to form a government majority," said the President of the Republic Frank-Walter Steinmeier - But Angela Merkel is not ruling out a vote after the liberals blew up the so-called Jamaica coalition.
China takes off: the Alibaba-Auchan axis is born - Trump unleashes the Antitrust against Att-Time Warner - Draghi: "The rules on bank BTPs don't change" - Vivendi-Mediaset in agreement - Enel Day in London.
Negotiations between Cdu, Csu, Greens and liberals to form the new government have failed - Now there are two alternatives: either a minority Merkel government based on the Cdu-Csu alone or a return to elections
The negotiations for the formation of the new Merkel government are more difficult than expected in Germany due to the divisions between the Greens and Liberals, especially on immigration and the climate - Even the seats are divided and to get around the Green veto to…
He won't run a minority government but it doesn't necessarily mean he will have to resign himself to losing the Social Democrats: Merkel is putting pressure on the SPD despite their leader Schulz announcing last night the transition to the opposition
The advance of the ultra-right and the weakening of Merkel are shaking the markets and calling the ECB into question: Draghi, accused by Schaeuble, will speak in a few hours - Tomorrow it's Yellen's turn - EU summit on the web tax - Wedding in sight between Alsthom…
LATEST PROJECTIONS: Cdu-Csu 33% (-8,6%), Spd 20,5% (-4,9%), Afd (ultra-right) 12,6% (+8,3%), Liberals Fdp 10,4 % (+5,6%), Greens 9% (+0,6%), Linke (extreme left) 9% (+0,4%) - Merkel disappointed: "I was hoping for a better result" - Social Democrats say goodbye to the Grand Coalition…
According to the first projections of the German general elections, Merkel's party (CDU-CSU) remains the strongest despite falling back to 33,5%, the Social Democrats of the SPD collapse (21%) and the ultra-right of the AFD soars (13% ) who enters Parliament for the first time…
The German government prefers a merger between the Commerzbank investee and the French BNP Paribas, according to the German weekly WirtschaftsWoche, which cited financial sources. The discussions at the Ministry of Finance are at an early stage and, according to the newspaper, the…
The stability of the euro is not in question and Merkel's victory in the next German elections is certain but government alliances are an unknown factor: if the liberals were to replace the social democrats, the restrictive effects on Europe (including Italy) and on the …
The TV confrontation, the only one before the elections, got heated in particular on Turkey - "I have no intention of breaking diplomatic ties with Turkey" because in the electoral campaign they compete "on who has the toughest position" on…
WEEKEND INTERVIEW with REGINA KRIEGER, Handelsblatt's Italy correspondent - In the German elections of 24 September, Merkel is preparing to win "in stability" and to become Chancellor for the fourth time: there will be no major changes but some new features…
The summit on immigration held in Paris with Macron, Merkel, Gentiloni, Rajoy and the leaders of the three main African countries bordering the Mediterranean (Libya in the lead) substantially approved the Italian line: checks on refugees…
The four-party summit between France, Germany, Italy and Spain on the migrant emergency will be held today in Paris, but the German chancellor reassures: "Italy and Greece will not be left alone"
Many leaders on the most beautiful mountains in Italy, a natural heritage of humanity: from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to President Emeritus, Giorgio Napolitano and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
At the trilateral summit in Trieste, the French president and German chancellor Angela Merkel expressed solidarity with Italy on the landings, but Macron was keen to clarify once again: "We cannot welcome men and women who arrive for economic reasons…
The agency creates a working group to modify the Triton mission and undertakes to guarantee greater support for our country, which is once again asking to be able to disembark migrants also in other EU ports - Today Gentiloni-Merkel-Macron trilateral
From "THE RED AND THE BLACK" by ALESSANDRO FUGNOLI, strategist of Kairos - The true arbiter of the single currency will be Macron's labor reform: if it passes, the euro will strengthen but if there are barricades in Paris the…
The Stock Exchange closes a month of declines in the red: achievements on banks - Unipol launches bad bank and soars on the Stock Exchange - Germany: historic yes to gay marriage - Le Pen investigated for EU assistants - France: goodbye to Simone…
But Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against: "For me, marriage is fundamentally a union between a man and a woman."
The European Council decided unanimously - From Moscow, Foreign Minister Meshkov expressed "regret", but then attacked: "The aggressive minority reigns in the European Union"
At the G7, something broke in relations between the USA and Germany, which, under the leadership of Merkel, wants to relaunch EU integration with opportunities and unknowns for Italy - The New York, London and China stock exchanges closed today, but…
"If necessary, the EU Treaties can be changed" said Chancellor Angela Merkel, in agreement with the new French president Emmanuel Macron at the end of their first meeting in Berlin - Macron wades into a Franco-German axis that…
The Social Democrats lose the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, their historic stronghold - Once again Angela Merkel triumphs, as she sees reappointment to the chancellery ever closer
INTERVIEW OF THE WEEKEND with MARIO NOERA, economist and Bocconi professor - Macron's victory in France is important but "it is unlikely that before the German elections there will be a turning point for Europe" and the real battle will be played on…
In an interview with La Repubblica, the former Premier underlines that with the election of Macron "the Franco-German engine will start working again with two pistons" and "it will be able to coagulate the consensus of other major countries, such as Italy and Spain, restoring the dialectic that has…
The chancellor's party defeats the SPD with a gap of more than 10 percentage points - But the social democratic candidate for the chancellorship is not giving up in view of the national vote in September: "It's a marathon, not a sprint".
The former president of the European Parliament was elected president of the German Social Democrats and will challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in the next general elections in Germany in September.
An apparently relaxed but essentially cold atmosphere in the meeting, the first, between the German chancellor and the US president. No handshake in the Oval Office. Distant on immigration: "It's not a right - he says - but a privilege. We have to defend ourselves…
The meeting between Trump and Merkel at the White House, the Alitalia redundancies, the barrage of strikes arriving, the appointments (with Alessandro Profumo saying yes to Leonardo) and finally the unfortunate draw of Juventus in the Champions League.
The German chancellor was welcomed by the 45th president of the United States at the White House, for their first meeting in person - Accompanied by the number one of Siemens, BMW and Schaeffler, an auto parts manufacturer -…
