Germany's Left party stages late poll surge with fiery call to the 'barricades'
The successor to East Germany's Communist Party has made a late surge two weeks before a national election after its leader ...
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Germany needs an economy that works for young people
German voters will elect a new federal parliament, and many expect the country’s established political parties to lose ground ...
European Parliament seeks freeze on EU aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links ...
Vance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme
His comments, a week before Germany’s elections, seemed to specifically target efforts to sideline the hard-right Alternative ...
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Critics Warn of Rising European Fascism as Security Conference Begins in Germany
More than 40 protest rallies are planned against the security conference in Munich this weekend. Honest, paywall-free news is ...
“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe
As the annual high-level Munich Security Conference gets underway, the Russia-Ukraine war is dominating the agenda, and we speak to two guests protesting the conference. Economist, progressive leader ...
What is behind the “Heidi hype”?—the Left Party lead candidate in Germany’s federal election
In the run-up to the German federal election, articles promoting the Left Party and attempting to present its lead candidate ...
German election: CDU/CSU clearly ahead in the polls
Given the current poll figures, this does not seem very realistic. In 2021, the SPD won the Bundestag election with 25.7% of the vote. In the current ARD Deutschlandtrend poll, it is down to 14%, ...
JD Vance says free speech ‘is in retreat’ across Europe; it faces ‘threat from within’
While some criticized Vice President JD Vance’s speech, a former member of the European Pariament said European Union ...
JD Vance claims free speech 'is in retreat' across Europe: 'Threat from within'
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered an address Friday at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, which is attended ...
Debt brake reform hinges on Germany’s small parties
The runner-up is likely to be the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), which has long been excluded by other parties as a prospective coalition partner due to its extremism. The centre-left ...
Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.