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Prices for natural gas have hit record highs in recent weeks. Since January, the price for a Megawatt hour of gas on the European Energy Exchange has r…
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CDU chairman Armin Lachet is refusing to give up on his dream of becoming the next Chancellor of Germany. That's not just the desperate act of a bruise…
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One only need look at the way the leaders of the Green party and the Free Democrats have choreographed a smooth PR campaign this week to know that Olaf…
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The ballot slip slip up, an unexpected CDU win and more...
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Dear Reader, On Sunday, I will get to vote in a German election for the very first time. A ‘sleeper citizen’ up until 2019, I never got round to making…
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Election year 2021 could be called the weather election. While one party benefited from this, their luck ran out this summer.
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Have you ever wondered what you are doing in Germany? Where you fit into this well-oiled industrial machine? Well I’ll tell you. You are here to plug a…
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Has Social Democrat Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz been the victim of a judicial conspiracy, with political opponents determined to stitch him up ahe…
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Dear Reader, This is the first members’ newsletter after my summer break. Thanks for bearing with me, I hope to bring you some insightful content over …
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The German obsession with wandering the forests in search of wild mushrooms has hit such heights that some experts worry it could damage ecosystems. Wh…
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Today I’m talking about Germany’s state rail company and wondering how on earth it can be trusted to cope with all the people who are supposed to give …
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Why don't east Germans want the jab?
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