Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Brexit Breakdown? Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today. 08/10/2019
United Kingdom UK parliament to sit on a Saturday for first time in 37 years Britain's government plans an emergency session of parliament on October 19 — its first Saturday sitting in 37 years — despite pessimism at finding a Brexit deal. 08/10/2019
View The EU's misguided Iran strategy is akin to letting the fox into the hen house ǀ View If the European Commission - and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in particular - would have the EU assume a more active role in world affairs, they will be presented with a host of difficult choices, few of them black or white. Take, for example, the question of Iran. 02/10/2019
Good Morning Europe Germany's Climate Cabinet meets ahead of protests and summit Germany's so-called climate cabinet to meet on Friday to come up with concrete climate change legislation, to coincide with the call for a day of global climate strike. 19/09/2019
View The EU’s Far Right surge is unstoppable if we don’t transform how our democracies work ǀ View Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, could well be the first major industrial power to fall in a global recession, triggering a Far Right victory that could have a domino effect across the EU. 04/09/2019
Germany Merkel, allies weather far-right surge in German state elections Merkel, allies weather far-right surge in German state elections 01/09/2019
Germany Why are this weekend's state elections in Germany so significant? "It is possible these two results shake up the political system nationwide. But if the SBD stays in power in Bradenburg and the CDU stays in power in Saxony, this could be, as we say in German, a storm in a water bottle (storm in a teacup)." 30/08/2019
France Emmanuel Macron: Europe's new shining light or best of a bad bunch? For Macron, the G7 summit held on his home turf, appeared to be the latest, well-calculated move to position himself as the European leader. 27/08/2019
Germany Watch: Merkel sees 'possibilities' for Brexit compromise with UK The German Chancellor wants to her Britain's proposals for an alternative to the backstop in a possible sign of compromise with Boris Johnson. 21/08/2019
United Kingdom 'Nein, non'? UK PM Johnson heads to Berlin & Paris amid Brexit impasse Boris Johnson is to visit Berlin and Paris this week on his first foreign trips as the UK's new prime minister. 20/08/2019
Iceland Climate Change top of the agenda as Nordic ministers meet in Iceland The meeting comes after environmentalists in Iceland laid a commemorative plaque on the site of a Glacier on Sunday that had been declared dead. The Okjökull glacier had existed for 700 years and was Iceland's first glacier to disappear. 20/08/2019
Germany What was the Weimar Republic? Formed out of the bloodshed of World War One, Germany's first democratic experiment was overcome by Adolf Hitler's Nazis. 19/08/2019
Germany Merkel pays tribute to army general who almost assassinated Hitler Angela Merkel paid tribute to Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg who was executed for his part in the plot to assassinate the Nazi leader and end the war in 1944 20/07/2019
state of the union Was von der Leyen's charm offensive enough to get MEP approval? Von der Leyen finished her meetings with political groups in Brussels, but it's unclear if she will win the absolute majority of votes in Strasbourg. In other news, Angela Merkel decided to change protocol to prevent her from shaking. All this and more in the State of the Union. 15/07/2019
Germany Concern or circus? Should we speculate on Merkel's health? Three shaking bouts in under a month have sparked concerns for the health and well-being of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But has the subsequent media coverage really been necessary? 12/07/2019
Germany 'I am fine', says Angela Merkel after third bout of shaking in a month The German chancellor has rekindled concerns for her health after she was seen shaking during her meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne. 10/07/2019
Raw Politics Your Call in full: Privacy of leaders' health and migrant rescue ships Catch the full episode of Thursday night's Your Call 28/06/2019
Germany German far-right suspect confesses to killing politician A German far-right suspect confessed to killing a pro-immigration politician, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday. 27/06/2019
brussels bureau EU summit deadlock over top jobs and climate discord No deal could be found on the race for EU top jobs. The leaders will meet again on June the 30th to continue the negotiations. 21/06/2019
brussels bureau The five key takeaways from the EU summits More than one month after the European Parliamentary elections, there seems little sign of agreement between parliamentary groups or between member states' leaders on who should replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission. 19/06/2019
Germany Angela Merkel's CDU wins Gorlitz Mayor race, beating far-right AfD The German city of Gorlitz backed Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat candidate Octavian Ursu as mayor in a run-off vote against the far-right AfD party 17/06/2019
Raw Politics Your Call in full: Regulating tourism? Merkel's next job? Catch the full episode to hear viewers and panellists debate about NGO boats, mandating tourism and Angela Merkel's next job. 13/06/2019
world news International Labour Organisation: 100 years defending worker's rights 2019 marks the centenary of the UN's International Labour Organisation, with the annual conference celebrating 100 years of protecting worker's rights 11/06/2019
Germany Germany's social democrats look for alternatives to Merkel coalition A swing to the left could trigger a snap election and hasten Merkel's exit 09/06/2019
Germany Germany's SPD appoints three temporary leaders after Nahles resignation Germany's troubled Social Democrats (SPD) are in talks to appoint three temporary leaders following the resignation of Andrea Nahles as leader 03/06/2019
Germany Germany's Social Democrats seek leader after Nahles' resignation Andrea Nahles has quit as leader of the SPD, Angela Merkel's coalition parter, amid a slump in popularity. 02/06/2019
