Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate – POLITICO
It is set to be discussed at the informal EU foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday in…
Germany’s far right taps nostalgia for communist East to propel election surge – POLITICO
“Not everything was wonderful, for heaven’s sake,” said Siegmund about the four decades of communist rule, yelling into…
Germans take over a day off work sick every month—so the government is proposing to cut their pay
Most people have called in sick at least once. But in Germany, workers have been taking more than…
Germany accuses JD Vance of hypocrisy over claim that EU meddled in Hungary’s election – POLITICO
“I would like to point out — since Vance is complaining about the EU’s alleged interference in the…
Merz’s popularity sinks to new lows as German government support collapses – POLITICO
The dire favorability scores reflect dissatisfaction with a government increasingly defined by missteps and internal strain. Merz’s hardline…
Merz wants majority of Syrians out of Germany – POLITICO
Millions of Syrians fled the civil war that began in 2011, with many arriving in Germany during the…
Germany’s Greens set to win key state vote in blow to Merz’s coalition – POLITICO
“What a tremendous comeback!” Özdemir told his cheering supporters after the polls closed. The Greens’ victory was due…
Far-right AfD eyes court win as springboard for state elections in Germany – POLITICO
The AfD has shifted steadily rightward since its founding in 2013 as a Euroskeptic force, mobilizing an increasingly…
Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany’s ‘unhealthy’ trade ties with China – POLITICO
In advance of Merz’s trip, some German business leaders called on the chancellor to take a harder line…
Why Germany’s conservatives can’t get over Angela Merkel – POLITICO
Jens Spahn, now leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and once Merkel’s health minister, struck a similar tone. “A…
Germany shoots down Macron’s Eurobonds proposal – POLITICO
“We think that, in view of the agenda [at the EU leaders summit], this distracts a little from…
Merz’s conservatives push to stop far-right surge in Germany’s east – POLITICO
AfD leaders are in particular zeroing in on the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, seeing in that largely…