Does Auschwitz require Germans to protect Jews from Muslims, or all minorities including Muslims from everybody? A country ill at ease with its past faces a dilemma it wasn’t ready for. Source: Christoph Schmid One of the world’s most fraught … Read More
Last year there were 65,000 people whose lack of travel documents prevented them from being deported from Germany. Now, though, people who don’t cooperate in obtaining new passports will be punished. Then 41 and from Nigeria, John (not his real … Read More
As she begins her fourth and final term as Germany’s chancellor, her party remains Germany’s strongest, and she is more popular than the party. Germany’s economy will continue to expand. Unfortunately, Europe and the world need more leadership than a … Read More
A HORRIFYING street battle between 60 men armed with machetes and metal pipes forcing a state of emergency to be declared in Duisburg. Police were called to the Altmarkt area of the city over reports of the mass bawl. Officers … Read More
The number of failed asylum seekers who could not be repatriated from Germany because they lack valid documents jumped 71 per cent in 2017 compared with the previous year, the interior ministry said on Monday. Around 65,000 failed asylum seekers … Read More
Ahead of maiden trip to the region, Heiko Maas reiterates commitment to Jewish state’s security, notes 70th anniversary of independence. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas takes the oath of office after the new government was appointed after German Chancellor Angela … Read More
How Christian is Germany? Judging by a sharp decline in church attendance, not very. But a look at tax revenue, board memberships and land holdings suggest that its two biggest churches still have a wealth of influence. Barbara Sukowa (left) … Read More
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about steel overcapacity and the US threat of tariffs. They are to work on solutions through the G20 group of industrialized nations. During a phone call on Saturday German Chancellor … Read More
A German flag on a minesweeper of the German Navy blows in the wind as the ship stands in port Nov. 9, 2006, in Kiel, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) COLOGNE, Germany — Germany’s planned acquisition of a new frigate-like warship … Read More
Here’s a look at the main priorities set out in their coalition agreement, which will guide policy-making for the next four years. BERLIN: Angela Merkel finally begins her fourth term as chancellor Wednesday, ending nearly six months of political deadlock … Read More