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Alternative for Germany MEPs make last-ditch effort to avoid being kicked out of far-right EU Parliament group

The ID group’s executive committee is expected to formally eject the AfD delegation on Friday.

May 23, 2024 12:56 pm CET

Der 5G-Showdown im Kanzleramt

Mit einem Spitzentreffen will der Kanzler heute ein Thema lösen, das so leidig wie sicherheitspolitisch brisant ist: wie umgehen mit chinesischen Komponenten bei deutschen 5G-Ausbau? Seit Monaten …

May 23, 2024 6:00 am CET

Germany’s Ukraine air defense initiative falls flat

Berlin promised to help Ukraine source crucial air defenses, but the reality has been disappointing.

May 22, 2024 3:44 pm CET

German far right’s problems deepen after SS remarks

AfD top candidate Maximilian Krah announced he will stop EU election campaigning following spy and corruption allegations — and a recent comment about the Waffen-SS.

May 22, 2024 11:43 am CET

Das Gespenst Schuldenunion ist zurück

Die Außenministerin war zu Besuch in der Ukraine — und hat mal wieder Deutschlands Solidarität demonstriert. Aber wie sollen Annalena Baerbocks Worte praktisch für die Ukraine eine …

May 22, 2024 6:00 am CET

Germany’s liberal defense hawk knocks Paris for scrimping on military aid to Ukraine

France makes “big speeches” but needs to “follow up its words with action,” Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann told POLITICO.

May 22, 2024 4:01 am CET

Das Saarland kämpft gegen die Flut

Was sind die politischen Folgen der Flut im Saarland und in Rheinland-Pfalz, so kurz nach der Katastrophe im Ahrtal? Das fragen wir Saarlands Ministerpräsidentin Anke Rehlinger und …

May 21, 2024 6:06 am CET

German far-right leader intentionally used banned Nazi slogan, court rules

Alternative for Germany politician Björn Höcke was fined for uttering a phrase employed by Hitler’s storm troopers.

May 14, 2024 10:35 pm CET

Germany’s Pistorius uses US trip to push for more defense spending at home

As the defense minister sought to assure American leaders that Germany can defend Europe, his coalition government bickered over how to pay for it.

May 10, 2024 7:19 pm CET

Center-left politician attacked in German library amid wave of assaults

Franziska Giffey was struck by a man wielding a “bag filled with hard contents.”

May 8, 2024 12:43 pm CET

Police raid far-right German MEP’s office in China espionage probe

Spy investigation into AfD top candidate Maximilian Krah’s assistant ramps up in Brussels.

May 7, 2024 12:42 pm CET

Top German conservative partly blames Germany and EU for Brexit

“We lost patience with the special role that Britain always played in European politics,” CDU leader Friedrich Merz said.

May 7, 2024 10:45 am CET
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German member of the European Parliament ‘seriously injured’ in Dresden assault

A leading Socialist candidate in June’s European Parliament election, Matthias Ecke was hospitalized after being attacked while putting up campaign posters.

May 4, 2024 4:26 pm CET

Germany’s Scholz calls for ‘consequences’ following Islamist rally

Demonstrators in Hamburg called for the creation of a “caliphate,” sparking condemnation.

April 29, 2024 3:41 pm CET

Call me Ursula. Von der Leyen rebranded ahead of elections.

Commission president’s team wants you to get to know the person behind the office.

April 29, 2024 4:00 am CET

Far-right AfD reels as German lawmakers slam party over spying and corruption allegations

Following allegations of dodgy links to Russia and China, one lawmaker referred to Alternative for Germany as a “party of treason.”

April 25, 2024 8:23 pm CET

German MEP embroiled in China spy scandal refuses to step down

Maximilian Krah insisted he will remain the far-right AfD’s lead candidate for the EU election.

April 24, 2024 12:35 pm CET

Germany arrests EU Parliament aide over bombshell China spying claims

Espionage probe rocks German far-right party as it flies high in the polls.

April 23, 2024 10:05 am CET

France, Germany ask their citizens to quit Iran amid growing risk of military escalation in Mideast

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked for “an immediate cessation” of the hostilities, adding that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.” 

April 14, 2024 2:14 pm CET

Von der Leyen castigates far-right AfD over Russiagate scandal

“They have never made a secret of their admiration for the democracy despiser in the Kremlin,” von der Leyen said.

April 13, 2024 12:26 pm CET

German minister threatens ‘indefinite driving bans’ on weekends

The ruling coalition has been fighting over legislation that sets out binding climate targets.

April 12, 2024 12:21 pm CET

Elephants trample on German coalition’s fragile vibes

German liberal targets the Greens in making case to allow trophy-hunting imports.

April 10, 2024 6:52 pm CET

Zelenskyy blasts Scholz’s reason for not sending German Taurus missiles

Ukraine’s leader says the chancellor wants the missiles to defend Germany — which is not the version of events given to the German public.

April 10, 2024 4:00 am CET

Germany slaps down Nicaragua’s charge it facilitates ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Berlin has been one of Israel’s staunchest military backers in its war against Hamas.

April 9, 2024 3:37 pm CET
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