Germany

  The new government in Berlin is inheriting a tangle of unresolved problems resulting from decades of political mismanagement. Germany is located at the heart of the European landmass. It is also the region’s largest economy and most populous country. What happens in Berlin shapes Europe as a whole. Stagnation sold as stability For decades, […]

  Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending, because that’s the true tax. … If you’re not paying for it in the form of explicit taxes, you’re paying for it indirectly in the form of inflation or in the form of borrowing. The thing you should keep […]

  All of Europe is closely watching France, the eurozone’s second-largest economy. The mix of political instability and financial issues in the ‘Grande Nation’ is concerning. France’s public debt last year reached an estimated 112 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for one-fourth of total European Union public debt. In July 2024, the EU […]

ECAEF President and Geopolitical Intelligence Services founder and chairman Prince Michael of Liechtenstein conducted this interview with German entrepreneur Andrea Thoma-Boeck, founder and president of the Initiative Zukunft Wirtschaft Deutschland e.V. (IZW), on the root causes of her country’s economic trouble and the necessary solutions.    Germany, the fifth-largest global economy and by far the largest […]

The German government’s recent decision to reintroduce border controls with its neighbors Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland marks a significant departure from the Schengen principles. This populist measure comes after substantial electoral losses for Germany’s governing coalition and aims to restrict access for both asylum seekers and illegal, undocumented immigrants. This action is […]

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