Free Expression: Alternative for Germany more than doubled its 2021 vote share to 20% in the 2025 election, but the winning Christian Democratic Union, which sees the AfD as a pariah, has said it ...

but his assertion that Germany would turn away some asylum seekers goes beyond what the previous government was willing to do. “We are not going to close the borders, but we are going to control ...

Germany is in a prolonged economic crisis that has bred a subsequent ... The prior government’s austerity did not do the country any favors. The scrapping, for instance, of electric vehicle subsidies ...

In February, Germany held an election that had many echoes ... more of the economy eventually lowers costs overall. “If you do this you can really go to a very sustainable, pretty cheap, and ...

While accepting that Germany must do more to bolster its own defensive capabilities and those of NATO, he told the Handelsblatt newspaper that "Donald Trump's billion-dollar rearmament demands are ...

A millennial who's traveled to hundreds of cities said her favorite is a lesser-known spot with lovely architecture, tasty food, and lively festivals.

Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor after winning ... Mr Merz will also have to decide what to do about the AfD, which mainstream parties have refused to work with.

David Bliss grew up hearing stories about his great-aunt Bertha, a once-energetic woman who ran her own shop in the small ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has unveiled a sweeping economic recovery package, declaring that Germany must overcome an "unprecedented" recession by removing barriers to growth. "We will do ...

For more than half a century, Margot Friedländer did not set foot in her native Germany. Not after losing ... They have nothing to do with what happened.’” For as long as she was able ...

In 2023, foreigners committed 41 percent of all crimes in Germany, though they were about 15 percent of the population. To notice such a disparity in criminal offending, as some AfD leaders do, ...