Cathrin Schaer
Europe correspondent
Cathin Schaer is a freelance journalist living in Berlin
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Politics “incivility” problems: Smoke bombs, brawls and disruptive songs
Bad behaviour in the parliaments of Europe is still not enough to put off voters.
Transatlantic rift widens with every imprisoned German tourist or expelled French researcher
Once Europe and USA were friends, but Trump administration has fractured that friendship.
How one speech turned the tide in Germany’s election
All eyes were on the far-right AfD party, but a smaller political force gathered steam.
How Germany’s debt brake sparked a political crisis
Germany's debt brake is one of the primary factors behind the collapse of its government.
Nazism rears its head as Germany reaches a turning point
The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not bode well.
European election: “Green wave” of young voters turns a much murkier colour
Opinion: It turns out that the kids in Europe are not alright.