The EU is trying to de-escalate economic tensions with the US, but Washington’s push for extraterritorial anti-DEI policies is only going to make that harder…

Since Feb 2024 there has been a 16pt drop in the British public's willingness to aid the USA in the event of an attack, while attitudes towards other countries remain unchanged

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Good point but they do not have the numbers to block anything (except for debt brake reform given CDU/SPD/Greens don't have the required 2/3rds debt majority).

But yes, they will make a lot of noise.

And 3. ⏳ How long will it take to form a government?

Parties took a looong time to form a coalition after the last two elections. Unclear whether the difficult economic and geopolitical context will help accelerate negotiations this time.

2. 🏛️ # parties in the Bundestag: the more parties, the more likely the election winner might need + than one coalition partner.

Another thing to watch is whether CDU/SPD/Greens will have the necessary 2/3 majority to reform debt brake.

Doesn’t France have a fully functioning government? A weak one, granted, but still fully functioning