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A leftwing victory in Berlin shows people want freedom, and liberals cannot deliver it

The German leftwing party Die Linke won the state elections in Berlin on 20 September. It's unclear whether the party will be able to form a ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Berlin drops Olympic bid, vaults for EXPO 2035

Berlin has withdrawn from Germany 's selection process to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, ending its bid just days before the German ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

The return of the German question

But the danger is real and, when combined with the looming political crisis in France — where the far right is also ascendant — the consequences for ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Berlin expropriations would not ease housing shortage, study shows

Expropriating large residential landlords in Berlin would not ease the city's housing shortage and ​could make its rental market more rigid, ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

This Rising Leftist Party Hopes to Turn Back Germany's Fascist Wave

But it was the radical left Die Linke (the Left), the successor to the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) of the former German Democratic Republic, ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Germany: Chancellor Merz braces for difficult days ahead

Germany's far-right AfD and the socialist Left Party gained ground in recent state elections, while the centrist parties lost support. Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Significant surge in German electronics exports

The German electronics industry stepped up its exports considerably in July. Growth was driven particularly by business with the EU. Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Germany's economic recovery is under way if politics doesn't spoil it

On the face of it, Germany's beleaguered chancellor Friedrich Merz has a lot in common with ousted UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. Artikel ansehen | View article ...

In Germany's east, a rare center-left star looks to stem the far right's rise

Manuela Schwesig, a popular center-left politician, is within striking distance of stopping the far-right's advance in the former ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Germany: Oktoberfest beer prices rise, outpacing inflation

The average price of a Mass is up 2.4% from last year, below Germany's expected overall inflation rate of close to 3%. "Beer prices at the Oktoberfest ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

The lesson from Germany: under-reacting to hybrid threats is dangerous

However, public attribution itself was a departure from Germany's earlier caution. Attribution such as this is more effective while hostile activity ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

The closure of the Russian House in Berlin: A blow to culture in the service of war

Every few minutes, a security guard turns away visitors hoping to look around the Russian House of Science and Culture on Berlin's Friedrichstrasse. Artikel ansehen | View article ...

East German leader styles self as one-woman bulwark to AfD

Manuela Schwesig of the center- left SPD has governed the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea coast, since 2017. Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Poland's fractured right has a Brussels problem

Poland's fragmented right-wing opposition is gaining ground ahead of the 2027 election, but parties are struggling to balance attacks on Brussels ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Berlin election driven by radical ideas

The results of the Berlin election are as hard to predict as ever. Three parties are vying for first place, including the socialist Left Party and ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

9/11 changed Afghanistan, but now it's back where it started

Over 20 years of what's known there as "The American War," hundreds of thousands, mostly civilians, died. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

The far right's new terrain

As the political mainstream moves onto its turf, Europe's far - right parties are finding new paths to power — and a more complicated political ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Germany: Far right lead in upcoming state election polls

Polling suggests the far - right AfD is carrying its momentum into another upcoming state election. Meanwhile, former Chancellor Angela Merkel has ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

What Germany's new 'PISA-shock' means for schools and parents

Germany's school system has recorded its worst results since PISA assessments began 25 years ago. Politicians are calling for language tests and ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...

Premier of Germany's Lower Saxony walks high wire between VW cuts and AfD

The AfD argues that Germany's auto industry woes are largely caused by political meddling, pointing to the European Union's 2035 combustion engine ... Artikel ansehen | View article ...