Germany’s interior minister launches new attacks on refugees and migrants

A Syrian refugee who immigrated to Germany due to the war conditions in Syria works in a Syrian restaurant in Berlin, Tuesday, December 10, 2024. [AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi]The Merz government, a coalition of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and …

Germany examining new arms shipments to Israel based on Gaza 'humanitarian situation'

Germany plans to tax Google, Facebook

Germany’s Culture Ministry is planning to bring a law to tax the American online giants like Alphabet of Google and Meta of Facebook. The rate of taxation is to be 10 per cent. The grounds on which taxation is to be imposed are interesting and even new. …

Saskia Esken Failed to Change Germany’s Social Democrats

After being passed over for a ministerial post in Germany’s new grand-coalition government, it was clear that Saskia Esken’s time as a leading face of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was approaching its end. Indeed, even her own state chapter declined to …

A Difficult Relationship: How the Gaza War Is Changing Germany's View of Israel

It was Angela Merkel who introduced Staatsräson as an expression of the German bond with Israel. She cared deeply about the country and visited Israel a total of eight times as chancellor. Originally, raison d’état was a concept from political philosophy, …

U.S. Intervention Halts Germany’s Attempt to Suppress AfD Opposition Party

Germany’s bid to marginalize its largest opposition party, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), through intelligence agency tactics has been derailed, thanks to intense pressure from U.S. political figures. As German establishment parties and authorities …

Merz says he hasn't ruled out Germany supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that he has not ruled out the possibility of supplying Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles. “Of course it’s within the realm of possibility,” Merz told the German broadcaster ZDF. At the same time, …

Medvedev predicts collapse of Germany’s economy due to stupid policies

MOSCOW, May 31. /TASS/. Berlin’s short-sighted policies could lead to the collapse of Germany’s economy, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev warned on the X social media platform. Commenting on German Foreign Minister Johann …

Germany may need 260,000 troops, far exceeding current target of 203,000 amid Nato demands, says top military unionist

Germany will need as many as 260,000 active-duty soldiers to meet Nato’s increasing defence demands, significantly more than the government’s current target of 203,000, according to a Politico report, citing the head of the country’s military union. That …

OPINION: If Germany is to thrive it must help foreigners feel they belong here

Germany makes it hard for newcomers, you're either all German or you’re an Ausländer, argue Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes, the authors of a new book 'Broken Republik'. If only it could enhance the feeling of belonging and inclusion for all. What …