Posts Tagged: Mediterranean

AfD poised to shatter Germany’s electoral consensus on Europe

September 16, 2024 by Matt Taylor in Europe.

Supporters of the euro-critical Alternative for Germany AFD party, dressed as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (R) stack mock 500 euro banknotes during an election campaign rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

While the new vehicle for resentment of Southern Europe remains unlikely to play a role in Germany’s new government, even a modest showing at the polls could have ripple effects down the line.

Channeling anger at bailouts, Merkel slams Greece as unfit for eurozone

August 29, 2024 by Matt Taylor in Europe.

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Euro skeptics hold placards against the euro currency during an election campaign rally of German Chancellor and top candidate for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel in Fritzlar, August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

German chancellor is still likely to escape next month’s election test with her coalition intact, and, ironically, the specter of more aid for Greece might help her distract from anger at NSA spying.