CDU-SPD | The European Conservative

Berlin Doubles Down on Costly Green Policies with Stricter Emissions Law

Zoltán Kottász April 28, 2026

The new law could leave Europe’s largest economy increasingly dependent on energy imports, undermining claims of greater independence.

German Government Responds to Growing Unpopularity–by Introducing New Tax

Michael Curzon April 28, 2026

AfD’s Alice Weidel said the proposal is less about easing pressure on the healthcare system and more about funding broader government spending priorities like climate, migration and Ukraine support.

The 9,500-Vote Question: Does Chancellor Merz Still Have a Majority?

Richard J. Schenk December 3, 2025

The incentives are plain: the CDU/CSU–SPD majority has no reason to risk its power by triggering a recount.

Is German Politics Dominated by Cartel Parties?

Sabine Beppler-Spahl November 27, 2025

Is there any better expression to describe the mechanisms maintaining the political power of parties that have been losing votes for years?

AfD Maintains Edge in New Poll

TEC News October 5, 2025

Governing parties slump to weakest numbers since taking office.

Germany’s Welfare Model Has Reached the End of the Road

Sven R. Larson August 26, 2025

Chancellor Merz has conceded that Germany can no longer sustain its expansive welfare state—a fiscal surrender to economic reality that other nations may soon be forced to replicate.

Merz: Germany’s Welfare State No Longer Financially Viable

Zoltán Kottász August 25, 2025

The chancellor navigates a delicate path between coalition demands and AfD voter appeal.

Germany Ponders Reintroduction of Compulsory Military Service

TEC News June 23, 2025

While the centre-right CDU party welcomes the move, the Social Democrats are split on the issue.

How Germany’s Bureaucratic War on AfD Destroys Democracy From Within

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 7, 2025

The establishment’s authoritarian power plays are eroding the already low level of public trust.

German police control a lockdown protest in Germany in 2021.

German ‘Ministry of Truth’ to Guard ‘Free Opinion’

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 16, 2025

Since existing fact-checkers have failed to redirect political discourse toward the government line, new censorship laws are deemed necessary.

Tag: CDU-SPD

Berlin Doubles Down on Costly Green Policies with Stricter Emissions Law

German Government Responds to Growing Unpopularity–by Introducing New Tax

The 9,500-Vote Question: Does Chancellor Merz Still Have a Majority?

Is German Politics Dominated by Cartel Parties?

AfD Maintains Edge in New Poll

Germany’s Welfare Model Has Reached the End of the Road

Merz: Germany’s Welfare State No Longer Financially Viable

Germany Ponders Reintroduction of Compulsory Military Service

How Germany’s Bureaucratic War on AfD Destroys Democracy From Within

German ‘Ministry of Truth’ to Guard ‘Free Opinion’

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