AfD ‘will not be banned’, despite German Government threats
Germany’s populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party will not be banned despite threats from the Government, according to one prominent academic.
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Make no mistake, Germany is attempting to thwart Poland’s sovereignty and future prosperity – and Tusk’s government is playing along
Much of the media broadcasting from Poland want us to believe that the biggest challenge for the new liberal government in Warsaw is judicial reform.
Green MEPs guilty of ‘hyperbolic pathos’ as near-empty Parliament debates rise of ‘neofascism’
Liberal and left-wing MEPs are calling for the heads of Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
European ‘arrogance’ behind current EU crises, German minister tells WEF
European "arrogance" regarding world order led to the continent's current economic difficulties, Germany's climate change minister said during a World Economic Forum…
Belgian minister hammered over ‘anti-Semitic’ remarks about German support for Israel
Caroline Gennez, Belgian Minister of Development Co-operation, has outraged leading German figures by questioning whether, in light of the Israel-Gaza conflict,…
Liberals narrowly vote to remain in German coalition
Germany's liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) has narrowly voted to remain in the country's ruling federal coalition.
Caught Red-handed? Media probe accuses former Belgian MP of spying for China
Frank Creyelman, a politician of the Belgian right-wing Vlaams Belang party, has allegedly been used as a Chinese intelligence asset, according to an investigation…
German states may have same ‘torpedoed budgets’ problem as national Government
Germany's federal states might see the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) blow major holes in their budgets over creative debt constructions, as happened with the…
U.N. head ‘unsuitable’ for office over anti-Israel stance, FDP deputy leader says
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is "unsuitable" for holding office over his anti-Israeli stance, the deputy leader of Germany's ruling Freie Demokratische…
Terror fears rise as Germany green-lights arrival of first Gaza refugees
German politicians have warned of an increased risk of terrorism after the country's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock agreed to take in up to 320 refugees from…
German national football team booed by ‘Turkish Germans’ in home match against Turkey
Controversy surrounding mass migration has once again come to the fore in Germany after ethnic Turks booed the national football team during Germany’s game against…
Belgians and Germans pay the EU’s highest electricity bills
Households in Belgium and Germany pay twice as much for electricity as Poland, a German government research body says.
German chancellor wants to ban prostitution, saying ‘women are not for sale’
Selling sex is unacceptable, says Germany's chancellor, who calls for a crackdown on prostitution. "I find it unacceptable when men buy women.
SPD youth wing attacks German Chancellor over migration
Germany's chancellor faces a rebellion from his own party's youth wing, for not sufficiently favouring open borders.
German government on the ropes after devastating budget ruling
Berlin faces a hole in the budget of up to 60 billion euros and potentially a total stop of the so-called "energiewende", the ongoing transition by Germany to a…
Head of AfD EU elections list ‘expects police protection’ as party leaders fear attack
Maximillian Krah, the German politician who will top the country’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) list in the 2024 European Parliament elections, is expecting…
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a great moment of liberation – but does it also divide Germany’s former good times from the current bad times?
The Berlin Wall was one of the starkest and most tangible emblems of the Cold War divide between East and West.
Germany’s AfD leader under state protection after ‘threats against her family’
Alice Weidel, who heads up the party in Germany's Federal Parliament, is said to have been escorted along with her family from their home by authorities last month.
German minister proposes giving 18-year-olds €20,000 for free
Germany should start handing out €20,000 in cash to citizens when they turn 18 years of age, a government minister has argued.
Germany ‘plotting to dominate Europe with Russia’: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
Prominent Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski says Germany is “encouraging” tensions between Poland and Ukraine as part of a secret strategy to dominate Europe.
German minister calls for cuts in livestock to boost ‘green’ ambitions
Germany's agriculture minister has called for a reduction in the number of livestock in the country in order to help fight climate change.
German Left calls for the abolition of homework
Germany's hard Left Die Linke party has called for the complete abolition of homework in schools, much to the delight of nine-year-olds across the country.
Statue of Merkel on horseback collapses after two years
A statue of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on horseback has collapsed under its own weight. The 2.70 metre high, 1.
Von der Leyen tells anti-wolf supporters she is ‘collecting data’ ahead of expected cull push
Ursula von der Leyen took time out from a meeting with fellow German politicians to update supporters about a potential EU-wide wolf cull on September 6.
Leading German politician embroiled in ‘Nazi scandal’
There are growing calls for a leading politician in the German state of Bavaria to resign after becoming embroiled in a "Nazi scandal".
German judge handed suspended jail sentence over school mask-mandate opposition
A judge in Germany has been handed a suspended two-year jail sentence as a result of his opposition to school COVID-mask mandates in the country.
Poland’s PiS targets ‘German influence’ but is coy on Russia
Poland’s ruling PiS has forced a resolution through parliament over what is fears would have been foreign interference in the upcoming elections.
Democracy! Minister plans to get political rival fired from teaching job
Germany's Antifa-linked interior minister Nancy Faeser has announced plans to have one of her political rivals fired from his position as a teacher.
Germany’s Cabinet approves bill to legalise cannabis
On August 16, Germany's Cabinet approved a controversial bill to legalise the recreational use and cultivation of marijuana under what would be among the most progressive…
AfD politician violently beaten up
Andreas Jurca, a candidate for the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party in Bavaria, has been brutally assaulted at a campaign event.