Dr. Gunilla Fincke is Director General for Skills, Vocational Training and Securing a Skilled Labour Force at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) since January 2022. From 2018 to 2021, she… [Read more]
Tag: SPD
The case of Hans-Georg Maaßen – a success story for four, but a failure in public relations
Within the last two weeks, the German political debate has heated up. Due to a personal and political misstep by the head of an intelligence agency, the Grand Coalition between CDU, CSU and SPD was… [Read more]
Doing is Better Than Just Talking: What Critics of Germany’s Grand Coalition Don’t See
Opponents of Germany’s looming grand coalition swear that the only remedy to the Social Democrats’ troubles is a four year stint in the opposition – a much needed time-out to reinvent the party. MPP student… [Read more]
The SPD’s Groundhog Day: When a party keeps repeating past mistakes
Germany’s Social Democrats find themselves again in a reoccurring nightmare – the grand coalition. This will be the party’s demise and will endanger Germany’s democratic landscape, warns MPP student and SPD member Tim Stadtaus. “Then… [Read more]