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The definitive German election preview, with Ralph Schoellhammer

24 February 2025

3:00 AM

24 February 2025

3:00 AM

The Economist recently described Germany as “the hole at the heart of Europe”. That’s a reasonable description, particularly given it accounts for a quarter of the EU’s output, but it has been in recession for the past two years. Another way to look at it is that Germany is a representation of Europe, and all of its challenges.

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