https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXEJSFmLn-I/katja-hoyer RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 17:07:53 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-is-failing-his-last-shot-mission https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-is-failing-his-last-shot-mission Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:00:04 GMT Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Merz said he intended to discuss with President Donald Trump the next steps in the war on Iran amid questions about the US administration’s endgame after it launched strikes on the Islamic Republic. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/germany-has-a-simple-nuclear-decision-to-make https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/germany-has-a-simple-nuclear-decision-to-make Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:05 GMT 24 January 2026, Bavaria, Grafenrheinfeld: A steam generator is removed from the reactor building using a heavy-duty crane. A total of four steam generators from the former Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant will be removed from the reactor building over the next few weeks. Photo: Daniel Vogl/dpa (Photo by Daniel Vogl/picture alliance via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-11/the-far-right-afd-party-in-germany-is-grooming-itself-for-power https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-11/the-far-right-afd-party-in-germany-is-grooming-itself-for-power Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:00:22 GMT Young and polished: Jean-Pascal Hohm. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-15/who-will-defend-germany-if-the-germans-won-t https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-15/who-will-defend-germany-if-the-germans-won-t Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:00:08 GMT 04 October 2025, Bavaria, Munich: An airport vehicle patrols the grounds of Munich Airport. After drone sightings, flight operations were resumed on Saturday morning. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa (Photo by Armin Weigel/picture alliance via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-23/afd-eyes-maga-style-polarization-to-crack-germany https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-23/afd-eyes-maga-style-polarization-to-crack-germany Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:00:05 GMT BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Beatrix von Storch of AfD speaks to supporters as they gather in Hohenschoenhausen district for a rally of the local chapter of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the day before national elections on February 22, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The AfD is currently in second place in polls ahead of snap federal parliamentary elections scheduled for tomorrow. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/german-economy-merz-s-half-measures-won-t-fix-what-ails-industry https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/german-economy-merz-s-half-measures-won-t-fix-what-ails-industry Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:00:14 GMT Onlookers watch as the second of the two cooling towers of the nuclear power plant collapses during a controlled demolition in Grafenrheinfeld, Germany on August 16, 2024. The Graferheinfeld nuclear power plant was shut down after a political decision to phase-out nuclear power following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. (Photo by DANIEL PETER / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL PETER/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-06/germany-chancellor-friedrich-merz-off-to-a-very-rough-start https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-06/germany-chancellor-friedrich-merz-off-to-a-very-rough-start Tue, 06 May 2025 15:13:02 GMT Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reacts as he arrives at the plenary hall for the continuation of a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament), as MPs are to elect Germany's next Chancellor, in Berlin, on May 6, 2025. German MPs will vote again on conservative leader Friedrich Merz's bid to become chancellor after he failed to win the necessary votes in the first round. The shock defeat for Merz earlier the day -- a first in post-war Germany -- set off hours of discussions among political parties over when and how to vote again. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-17/germany-deserves-a-new-deal-on-nuclear-energy-from-merz https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-17/germany-deserves-a-new-deal-on-nuclear-energy-from-merz Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:00:04 GMT BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 09: Markus Soeder, (L) leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speak during the presentation of the coalition contract between the three parties on April 09, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU/CSU and the SPD finished the negotiations to form the next federal coalition government following parliamentary elections in February. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-20/germany-s-defense-pivot-needs-more-than-just-money https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-20/germany-s-defense-pivot-needs-more-than-just-money Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:00:40 GMT Friedrich Merz (2nd L), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, talks with Lars Klingbeil (L), co-leader of Germany's social democratic SPD party, the parliamentary group leader of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Alexander Dobrindt (R) and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius during a session of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on March 18, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The German parliament on voted for a colossal defence and infrastructure spending package proposed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz amid concern over the US stance on the Ukraine war and Europe's security. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-23/germany-s-election-results-won-t-ease-voters-fears https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-23/germany-s-election-results-won-t-ease-voters-fears Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:02:16 GMT Friedrich Merz (R), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and his party's main candidate for chancellor, reacts next to Bavaria's State Premier and Leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder after the first exit polls in the German general elections were announced on TV during the electoral evening in Berlin on February 23, 2025. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-13/who-is-friedrich-merz-and-can-he-fix-germany https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-13/who-is-friedrich-merz-and-can-he-fix-germany Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:00:39 GMT BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 03: Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to delegates at a CDU party congress on February 03, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The congress is taking place following Merz's recent controversial move in the Bundestag, in which he sought to push through legislation on immigration and security, knowing it depended on support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Germany faces snap parliamentary elections on February 23. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-29/germany-election-merz-isn-t-solo-on-tougher-eu-immigration https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-29/germany-election-merz-isn-t-solo-on-tougher-eu-immigration Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:00:27 GMT The Reichstag building, which houses Germany's lower house of parliament (Bundestag), is reflected in a glass facade in Berlin on December 27, 2024. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the parliament after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote spelling the effective end of his troubled government and putting Europe's biggest economy on the path to elections on February 23, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-21/germany-can-t-take-firewall-against-afd-for-granted https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-21/germany-can-t-take-firewall-against-afd-for-granted Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:00:02 GMT RIESA, GERMANY - JANUARY 11: Alice Weidel (C), co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, waves after delegates at the AfD party congress confirmed Weidel as the party's chancellor candidate on January 11, 2025 in Riesa, Germany. Germany is scheduled to hold snap parliamentary elections on February 23 following the collapse of the three-party federal government coalition last November. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-08/germany-election-how-far-right-is-right-wing-afd-party https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-08/germany-election-how-far-right-is-right-wing-afd-party Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:00:33 GMT Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-02/germany-needs-nuclear-energy-it-s-time-to-admit-merkel-s-mistake https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-02/germany-needs-nuclear-energy-it-s-time-to-admit-merkel-s-mistake Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:00:08 GMT A sticker reading "Nuclear power? No, thanks" can be seen on the property of farmer Ludwig Wasmus, board member of the nuclear waste storage-critical Citizens' initiative AG Schacht Konrad", in the immediate neighbourhood of the Schacht Konrad former iron-ore mine on October 21, 2024 near Salzgitter, central Germany. Work is underway to convert the former iron mine into a final storage for more than 300,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. The subterranean site is meant to start operating in the early 2030s. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by SEBASTIEN ASH (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-07/germany-s-coalition-government-puts-itself-out-of-its-misery https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-07/germany-s-coalition-government-puts-itself-out-of-its-misery Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:05:51 GMT BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 06: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz departs after giving a statement to the media following the win of Donald Trump in U.S. presidential elections on November 06, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner later in the day, leading to a break-up of the federal coalition government. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-09-13/germany-has-gotten-more-conservative-not-more-radical https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-09-13/germany-has-gotten-more-conservative-not-more-radical Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:00:33 GMT A German national flag outside of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. The budget draft still includes a financing gap of at least 12 billion and Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the government is banking on the shortfall narrowing due to stronger than expected economic growth and tax revenue.