‘Take X down if it refuses to conform,’ says German SDP MP Wiese
German Social Democratic Party (SDP) MP Dirk Wiese has called for using “all measures” against social media platform X under the European Union’s Digital Services…
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What does Germany think about being a nation — strong, assertive or weak?
Elon Musk’s recent address to the AfD party in Germany has reignited a centuries-old debate: What kind of Germany does Europe truly need?
Germany bars radical climate activist from becoming schoolteacher
The German state of Bavaria has banned a Marxist climate activist from working as a schoolteacher.
Musk weighs in via video at German party AfD’s conference
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has appeared in a video call at the election campaign kick-off of the Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), again showing his strong…
Police officers who join Alternative for Germany face ‘termination’
Members of Germany's federal police active in the hard-right "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party risk disciplinary procedures and an end to their employment, leaked…
German legacy parties have ‘one shot left’ to prevent 2029 populist landslide
Germany's legacy parties have just "one shot left" to prevent a populist landslide in Germany's 2029 federal election, a senior member of the Christian Democrats…
German hard-right AfD party dissolves ‘radical’ youth branch
At its party conference, the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has decided to drop its youth organisation and create a new one.
Hard-left in violent protests as AfD convention in Germany opens
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held its party convention in Riesa, Saxony, where violent protests by hard-left demonstrators broke out.
Weidel and Musk: she is personable, reasonable but shows no charisma
If a key characteristic of revolutionaries is their ability to talk for hours without end, then the Alternative for Germany’s Alice Weidel is many things, but…
‘Only the AfD can protect German Jews,’ party leader Weidel tells Musk in podcast
Only the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is capable of protecting the country's Jews, its leader Alice Weidel has told Elon Musk.
Musk branded ‘persona non grata’ in EU over alleged ‘foreign interference’
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has become persona non grata for many European Union leaders.
German Christian Democrats pledge tougher line on migration as elections loom
Germany's Christian Democrats (the CDU party) have been toughening their stance on migration in the run-up to national elections in February, including calls for…
Musk tells the truth, Left and Right have failed German nation
Over the last few weeks, the German intellectual class was in absolute outrage: Serial-Entrepreneur and enfant terrible for the status quo elite Elon Musk published…
German opposition chief Merz calls Musk’s support for AfD ‘interference in an ally country’
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has faced criticism from German politicians after expressing support for the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an opinion…
German President brands Musk’s X a ‘threat to democracy’
Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has branded Elon Musk's X social media platform a potential "threat to democracy".
Mass exodus of companies shows Germany is ‘bankrupt’
The mass exodus of companies from Germany has shown the country was now effectively "bankrupt", the head of an industry organisation has said.
‘Only the AfD can save Germany’, says Elon Musk
American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has publicly backed the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
‘Give EU members veto on EC decisions’, says AfD’s Weidel
European Union members should have a veto over European Commission decisions, Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel has said.
Hamburg parliament ousts ex-AfD politician who allegedly fled to Russia
The State parliament of the German city of Hamburg has unanimously voted to strip MP Olga Petersen of her membership.
Germany’s AfD party to cut ties with its own youth organisation
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has said it plans to replace its youth organisation "Young Alternative" (JA), which was labelled "definitely extremist"…
For a great win Merz must not tilt to the centre, he must understand AfD concerns
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, looks likely to achieve his longstanding dream and become the nation’s next chancellor.
The world’s economic blocs ready to choke the flood of German exports
The high drama of Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition is over.
‘Hundreds of refugees in Germany have visited their homelands,’ report states
Hundreds of refugees have travelled back from Germany to their home countries for vacations since the beginning of 2023.
Dispute in German government over cash for NGO migrant boats
"There was a clear announcement from the Bundestag that there would be no more taxpayers' money for this.
Germany’s AfD could be declared ‘anti-constitutional’ by end-of-year
The populist-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party could be declared "anti-constitutional" before the end of the year, a report in the German media has claimed.
Half of German welfare recipients non-citizens, data reveals
Nearly half of all recipients of welfare in Germany are non-citizens, government-sourced data has disclosed.
AfD representatives most likely targets of political violence
More than half of all recorded physical attacks on politicians in Germany have been against those from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, newly released data…
Will Germany’s dithering, dull Scholz be ‘Biden-ed’ by his SDP party?
“Scholz survives” blared the Brussels press after his party, the Social Democrats (SDP), narrowly beat the populist-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in recent…
No Saxony coalition without Covid amnesty, stance against US missiles, Wagenknecht warns
A coalition involving the left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Saxony would only be possible if the coalition agreement created a Covid amnesty…
Wagenknecht and the rest need to remember who helped Germany rebuild
It is a hackneyed cliché to say about Germany that it was too late unified, took too long to decide whether it was an Eastern or Western-facing country, and could…