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President Steinmeier will visit Thessaloniki, Athens and Crete.

The world is in a state of upheaval, and changes on the international stage inevitably impact national policies. A prime example of this dynamic is the evolving relationship between Germany and Turkey. Not long ago, diplomatic tensions, mutual accusations, and deep mistrust cast a shadow over the relationship. However, following the recent meeting between the […]

One year before the national general elections, the outcome of the local vote in the eastern German state of Brandenburg holds significant implications for the political future of the entire country. The federal system ensures that regional elections are often viewed as a political barometer, sometimes even drawing international attention. What transpires politically in Germany’s […]

Germany hosts the world's fourth-largest refugee population and leads the EU in asylum seekers. Will the new German border control measures truly ease migratory pressures, or are they merely political optics?

The center-left SPD made a last-minute comeback over the AfD to win the election, garnering 30.9% of the vote over the far-right party's 29.9%.

Angeliki Dimitriadi, Senior Research Fellow at ELIAMEP, argues that Germany's border policy is driven by political concerns but also aims to curb secondary migration and reduce refugee benefits.

Germany finds itself once again at the center of controversy. Berlin’s decision to introduce temporary border controls to combat illegal migration has sparked widespread criticism. The pushback is not only from human rights activists advocating for refugees, who are increasingly on the defensive, but also from the highest political levels, including the governments of Austria, […]

Greece fears other countries could follow the lead of Germany and start implementing a similar deportation policy for asylum seekers

Speaking about Germany's decision to close borders to migrants, the Greek PM says "Unilateral suspension of Schengen is unacceptable".

According to media reports, Berlin ordered the temporary tightening of controls at all borders - including with Schengen members - in a crackdown on illegal migration

Habeck, who addressed the opening of the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), emphasized that 'we see how significantly Greece and its economy have recovered'

Greek PM Mitsotakis inaugurated the German pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), where Germany is this year's honored country

On the evening of the German election, observers unanimously agreed on one point: the outcome of the vote in the two eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia represents a historic turning point. For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, an extremist party has won a state election. Unlike […]

The female had been reported missing by her husband since the night of Friday, in the southern region of Rethymnon, Crete, prompting an intensive search effort.

Latest violence occurs in western German town of Solingen, where a Syrian refugee with links to ISIS brutally killed 3 attendees at a public festival

At the time of the attack in Fronhof Square, in the center of Solingen, thousands of people were attending a concert.

Police have arrested four suspects in the shocking night-time home invasion; search continues for more perpetrators