Dr Jochen Bittner
UK correspondent, Die Zeit

Jochen Bittner is Die Zeit’s UK correspondent in London. Jochen studied law and philosophy and holds a PhD in legal philosophy from the University of Kiel. He has been a political editor with the Germany newsweekly since 2001.

Before he became Die Zeit’s European and Nato Correspondent in Brussels from 2007 to 2011 he mainly covered terrorism and legal affairs. He later set up Die Zeit’s new debate section ‘Streit’, to deal with contested issues. From 2013 to 2020, he was a regular opinion writer for the International New York Times.

His publications include So nicht, Europa! (Not this way, Europe!, 2011) deals with the shortcomings of the European Union. His latest book, Zur Sache, Deutschland – Was die zerstrittene Republik wieder eint (2019), is a plea to rationalise emotional topics.

Follow Jochen on X: @jochenbittner

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