For years, Germany has been struggling with its right extremist neo-nazi party, the so called NPD (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands). The party has, over the years been subject to numerous investigations regarding its constitutionality. In 2001, a suit for disbanding the party was filed with the Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG), which ultimately had to be dismissed due to procedural errors in what is known in Germany as the “V-Mann-Affäre”. Continue →

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is back. After allegations of plagiarism against the former Minister of Defense surfaced just less than a year ago, Guttenberg has not been in the public eye very much. After his doctorate was taken back by the University of Bayreuth, the prime staff member of Angela Merkel’s cabinet absconded to the United States for some time, while waiting for the public debate to subside somewhat. Continue →

The European Debt situation is currently in the process of escalating to a point where the “point of no return” for the European Union’s joint currency and, by extension, the European Union itself is in sight. Germany’s internal crisis management and the reactions to the changed situation have been frequently challenged by the international community in the past.

But where does this crisis management originate? Continue →