Can the British left learn anything from the German SPD?
Although Germany is unlikely to slide into the ‘red column’ of Europe on Sunday night, there are still reasons for this election to be of more than passing interest to the British left.
Germany
German Election Analysis: left parties struggle against centrism of Angela Merkel
Polls show that Angela Merkel is favourite to win the German Federal Election. The left is struggling to gain ground against Merkel’s pragmatic centrism.
Opinion: It’s time the EU faced its inner demons
The Eurozone has returned to growth, but it is still suffering from serious internal problems and needs significant reforms.
English football can learn a lot from the Bundesliga – both on and off the pitch
Anyone with even a passing interest in football will have had their eyes on Bayern Munich and Borrusia Dortmund on Saturday night as they battled it out for the most prestigious prize in club football. English clubs, none of which made it past the quarter finals of this year’s Champions League, could learn a lot from watching Bayern and Dortmund in action.
Energy of the future: Transforming Germany’s energy system
Ensuring a reliable, economically viable and environment-friendly energy supply is one of the great challenges of the 21st century. In 2011 Germany embarked on an ambitious programme to transform its energy system. In future, Germany’s energy supply will be generated primarily from renewables.
Inequality is back on the agenda in Germany
Inequality is on the increase in Germany but unions are fighting back and the social democrats may yet win the election later this year.
Upcoming elections in 2013
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to win re-election on January 22nd. National opinion polls show that Likud and its electoral partnership with the nationalist party Yisrael Beiteinu are in a strong position, and it looks likely they will be abletest
Markit: Eurozone manufacturing “shows signs of moderating” (while the UK’s still in a slump)
The eurozone shows slow signs of improvement as a downgrade looms for the UK’s credit rating – Tony Burke reports on the state of the global economy.
“An open, united America engaged on the international scene” – the world welcomes Obama’s win
After a vicious, long and costly election campaign, world leaders react to President Obama’s re-election.
As Spanish bond yields break 7%, the eurozone banking deal begins to unravel
A week ago, Spain secured an advantageous bank deal to drive down soaring bond yields: today, Spanish securities broke the 7% threshold. What’s gone wrong?