Germany

03.10.2025, 11:30

Germany Airport Strikes Affect Over 500,000 Travelers Monday

Further strikes are expected to impact public sector services across Germany later this week, as tensions between Verdi and government negotiators remain high

03.07.2025, 13:00

Trump’s Embrace of Putin Has Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons

The travails of the Western alliance have injected urgency into a debate about homegrown alternatives to the U.S. nuclear umbrella

By Bertrand Benoit, the Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Embrace of Putin Has Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons

03.04.2025, 15:30

How Germany’s AfD Harnessed Social Media

The far-right group has learned to communicate in a country where traditional media no longer shape public opinion

By Tom Fairless, The Wall Street Journal

How Germany’s AfD Harnessed Social Media

03.03.2025, 14:46

Car Plows Into Crowd in German City of Mannheim, 2 Dead, 25 Injured, Reports Say

A car has plowed into a crowd of people in the city of Mannheim, Germany, reportedly killing two people and injuring 25 more. A journalist from the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news agency stated that they saw multiple individuals lying on the ground, though it remains unclear whether they were injured or deceased. Police have urged […]

02.22.2025, 12:30

German Green MP Warns of Risk “Christian Democrats Succumb to Far-Right Extremists”

German Green MP Lisa Badum spoke to To Vima about the rising popularity of the far-right AFD, possible coalitions, and what she hopes to see in Sunday’s elections.

Ioanna Kleftogianni

German Green MP Warns of Risk “Christian Democrats Succumb to Far-Right Extremists”

02.21.2025, 15:30

Polls: Germany’s Election Set to Shift Country to the Right

Polls for Germany’s snap elections show conservatives leading and the far-right gaining ground.

02.17.2025, 08:15

Germany Votes, Greece Watches: Germany’s Political Foundations and the Bundestag Elections

Until recently, all German political foundations maintained offices in Greece.

Ronald Meinardus

Germany Votes, Greece Watches: Germany’s Political Foundations and the Bundestag Elections

02.15.2025, 09:00

Meet the Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream

Far-right party walks in the steps of the MAGA movement by courting support in depressed, diverse industrial towns once dominated by the left

By Bertrand Benoit, The Wall Street Journal

Meet the Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream

01.07.2025, 11:45

Elon Musk Is Roiling European Politics

Trump ally has flooded X with posts criticizing European politicians, causing a diplomatic conundrum for the continent’s leaders

Max Colchester and Bertrand Benoit, The Wall Street Journal

12.30.2024, 07:00

Brush With Russia in Baltic Points to New Flashpoint in NATO-Moscow Shadow War

Sabotage, warning shots, disruption of air traffic and dangerous military maneuvering are all part of intensifying clandestine campaign in Europe, officials say

By Bojan Pancevski, The Wall Street Journal

Brush With Russia in Baltic Points to New Flashpoint in NATO-Moscow Shadow War

12.29.2024, 16:30

Magdeburg: A Tragedy Rooted in Ideology and Paranoia

While Germany’s democratic parties have refrained from finger-pointing, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wasted no time blaming the government’s immigration policies

Ronald Meinardus

Magdeburg: A Tragedy Rooted in Ideology and Paranoia

12.27.2024, 15:15

Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope.

Even before Christmas market attack, nation was straining under influx; economy needs new workers

By Bertrand Benoit, The Wall Street Journal

Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope.

12.23.2024, 08:30

Hate and Fear: The Magdeburg Tragedy and its Political Fallout

Security agencies appear overwhelmed, lacking clear criteria for identifying threats. The Magdeburg attack is a catastrophe for an already unsettled country.

Ronald Meinardus

Hate and Fear: The Magdeburg Tragedy and its Political Fallout

12.21.2024, 12:30

Elon Musk Backs Germany’s Far-Right Party in a Week of Political Firestorms

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.

12.21.2024, 11:23

Suspected Christmas Market Attacker Was Anti-Islam Activist

At least two dead, more than 60 injured after driver rams car into German Christmas market

By Bertrand Benoit and Bojan Pancevski, The Wall Street Journal

Suspected Christmas Market Attacker Was Anti-Islam Activist

12.20.2024, 22:00

Germany – Car Plows Into Crowd at Magdeburg Christmas Market

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

12.16.2024, 18:14

Chancellor Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote – Germany Headed to Early Elections

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 […]

12.11.2024, 11:30

Reuters: Germany’s Scholz to Request Confidence Vote Wednesday

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

11.28.2024, 11:45

Germany Readies New Bomb Shelters as Tensions with Russia Heat up

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.

11.27.2024, 07:00

The Man Expected to Lead Germany Is Ready to Strike Deals With Trump

If elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz would face a sputtering economy and the prospect of fresh U.S. tariffs

By Bertrand Benoit, The Wall Street Journal

Germany

Germany Airport Strikes Affect Over 500,000 Travelers Monday

Trump’s Embrace of Putin Has Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons

How Germany’s AfD Harnessed Social Media

Car Plows Into Crowd in German City of Mannheim, 2 Dead, 25 Injured, Reports Say

German Green MP Warns of Risk “Christian Democrats Succumb to Far-Right Extremists”

Polls: Germany’s Election Set to Shift Country to the Right

Germany Votes, Greece Watches: Germany’s Political Foundations and the Bundestag Elections

Meet the Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream

Elon Musk Is Roiling European Politics

Brush With Russia in Baltic Points to New Flashpoint in NATO-Moscow Shadow War

Magdeburg: A Tragedy Rooted in Ideology and Paranoia

Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope.

Hate and Fear: The Magdeburg Tragedy and its Political Fallout

Elon Musk Backs Germany’s Far-Right Party in a Week of Political Firestorms

Suspected Christmas Market Attacker Was Anti-Islam Activist

Germany – Car Plows Into Crowd at Magdeburg Christmas Market

Chancellor Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote – Germany Headed to Early Elections

Reuters: Germany’s Scholz to Request Confidence Vote Wednesday

Germany Readies New Bomb Shelters as Tensions with Russia Heat up

The Man Expected to Lead Germany Is Ready to Strike Deals With Trump

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