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Ischinger: "We are experiencing an epochal shift"

In Der Spiegel, Wolfgang Ischinger discusses the drastic shift in the world order under US president Donald Trump and its consequences for Germany.

Anke Hassel in FT: Higher domestic demand, better pay could redress German surplus

"Rebalancing the economy is necessary and would benefit Germany and its trading partners," she writes.

Wolfgang Ischinger: Europeans and Americans must join forces to counter Trump’s dangerous statements

In New York Times op-ed, he says: “Security should not be an issue that pits the United States against Europe”.

You can't strengthen Europe with an underfunded military

Germany's military needs an additional 15 billion Euro: Wolfgang Ischinger spoke to Deutschlandfunk about why Europe can no longer outsource essential parts of its security to the USA.

Angela Merkel seemed to get a reprieve over migrants. It didn’t last.

In the New York Times, Andrea Roemmele assesses Chancellor Merkel's political capital: “If she doesn’t go down now, she goes down in the next crisis.”

"We are doing something wrong structurally"

Klaus Hurrelmann speaks with Deutschlandfunk about the structural failures of the German education system.

“Question time” for Merkel in the Bundestag: “A good start”

“It would be better if Chancellor Merkel would make herself available for questions and debate more than three times a year,” Andrea Römmele tells ZDF-Moma.

Wolfgang Ischinger says Russia relationship is biggest problem for Europe, not US trade war

“The security situation is more dangerous than the end of the Soviet Union,” he told the Handelsblatt in an interview.

Italy's new government is bad news for the euro

"Leaving the common currency would be the worst-case scenario for Italy," warns Henrik Enderlein in Spiegel Online.

New York Times: Italy’s new government will challenge the EU at its heart

As Italy tries to form a government, Henrik Enderlein expresses concern about the country's economic situation.

MPP alumna's start-up helps German youth find the right profession

Berliner Morgenpost features Svanja Kleemann's "One Week Experience", a trial traineeship.

Wolfgang Ischinger comments on Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal

Watch the interview on ZDF Morgenmagazin (in German).