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When the German Foreign Minister employs an American citizen as Commissioner for Climate Protection, it is safe to say this move is unconventional. And when the new hire is Jennifer Morgan, who runs Greenpeace, some Germans may need a Valium and some time to digest the news.

In Berlin, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock held talks about their approach in the Ukraine crisis Russia…

Germany's new Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock just declared two Russian diplomats undesirable aliens. They have a week to leave the country. This is Berlin's…

In Germany, the chairpersons for the center-left SPD, the center-right FDP and the left-wing Greens held preliminary coalition talks for many hours yet again. Now, their leaders are ready to recommend actual coalition talks to their parties.

There is something the FDP and the Greens never really wanted to do, namely form a government together. But when duty calls, it might work out anyway. A selfie…

In Germany, Annalena Baerbock, Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz, the candidates for Chancellor of the left-wing Greens, the the center-right CDU/CSU and the…

The die is cast. Annalena Baerbock is the first candidate for Chancellor the German Greens ever named. Could she actually end up in the Chancellery?

On April 19th, 2021, the German Greens will announce the name of their first candidate for Chancellor. It will have to be the party's co-chairperson Annalena…

Germany needs a new Chancellor. Angela Merkel is generally very popular, but she is preparing to go in September. So, who will it be?