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With a few tweets this week Elon Musk slammed the brakes on U.S. congress’s attempts to avert a government shutdown, and also threw his weight behind Germany’s far right political party.

CNN, BBC cited two victims, other unconfirmed reports claimed they were as high as 11; dozens are injured, according to media reports from Magdeburg

Germany is headed to early elections, after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Monday. The elections are set to take place on February 23. The German Chancellor headed a minority government after a three-party coalition collapsed in November. His lame-duck government passed bills in the Bundestag (German Parliament) through […]

If Scholz loses the vote, he will join the group of four chancellors who have called for confidence votes after World War II.

"How long and how intensive this confrontation needs to be is Volkswagen's responsibility at the negotiating table," said IG Metall’s spokesperson, Groeger, on Sunday

Germany will launch an app to help citizens find the country's bomb shelters. Meanwhile, Greece does not have plans to modernize its 180 bunkers.

Travelers continue to visit Greece off-season into Sept. with the number of inbound travelers up by 6.6% and a 7.9% rise in travel receipts.

"In my view it would not be a good idea if there were talks between the American and Russian presidents and the leader of an important European country was not also doing so," Scholz said.

Guler stated the deal was reached as Germany had approved the Turkish request following the support of NATO allies Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, who are joint partners in producing the multipurpose fighter jets.

Germany’s use of archaeology as part of its soft power arsenal in Greece raises the question: is it time for the German Archaeological Institute to separate archaeology from state foreign policy?

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 […]

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, […]

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

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