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In their interviews with Funke Mediengruppe, Germany’s third largest newspaper and magazine publisher headquartered in Essen, the heads of the factions of different parties of the German federal parliament (the Bundestag) have all acknowledged that a lack of self-confidence in foreign policy towards the US is the biggest obstacle to Berlin’s entry into the club of the world’s major powers.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's long-time allies in Bavaria are on track for their worst ever performance in October elections, according to a poll on Monday, suggesting their harder line on immigration is failing to lure voters from the far right.