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Germany Presses for Tougher Iran Sanctions
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is escalating calls for significantly intensified pressure on Iran’s leadership, signaling a hardening…
January 14, 2026
Business Conservatives Halt Tax Plans Threaten Coalition
A simmering coalition dispute threatens to erupt within the German government as the CDU/CSU’s influential economic affairs wing…
January 14, 2026
Craft Leaders Blast SPD Inheritance Tax Plans
The proposals for reform of Germany’s inheritance tax, spearheaded by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), are facing fierce…
January 14, 2026
SPD Sharpens Focus to Counter Right
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is embarking on a deliberate strategy to sharpen its political identity and counter…
January 14, 2026
Denmark USA Greenland Talks Set for Wednesday
A high-stakes meeting is scheduled for Wednesday in Washington D.C., bringing together representatives from Denmark, Greenland and the…
January 13, 2026
Greens Push for Tougher US Stance
The German Green Party is intensifying its criticism of the federal government’s approach to the Trump administration’s actions…
January 13, 2026
Schulze Dismisses State Merger Proposal
The proposal by Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder to merge smaller German states has been swiftly dismissed by…
January 13, 2026
Germany Summons Iranian Ambassador
Berlin has summoned the Iranian ambassador for a formal reprimand following a stark escalation in the regime’s response…
January 13, 2026
Government Approval Slumps at Year’s Start
A persistent lack of momentum continues to plague Germany’s governing coalition as the new year begins, according to…
January 13, 2026
Ukraine Duo Accused of Russian Espionage
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against two Ukrainian nationals before the State Protection Senate of…
January 13, 2026
Germany Eases Hiring of Indian Nurses
A Deal with India Raises Questions of Dependency and Fairness Germany’s government is moving forward with a significant…
January 13, 2026
Röttgen Urges Stronger Iran Opposition Backing
German Opposition Leader Calls for Stronger European Action A prominent voice within the German parliament is urging the…
January 13, 2026
DIW Warns of Growing Inequality Tensions
A simmering conflict over resource allocation is threatening to paralyze Germany’s ruling coalition and erode public trust, according…
January 13, 2026
Security Fears Prompt Infrastructure Protection Push
The German Federal Ministry of the Interior is urgently calling upon the Bundestag to swiftly adopt planned legislation…
January 13, 2026
Haseloff Exit Timed Right Says Key CDU Figure
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Saxony-Anhalt is facing scrutiny following a swift leadership transition announced this week,…
January 13, 2026
Laschet Warns Trump Could Trigger Iran Shift
The prospect of regime change in Iran, potentially facilitated by the United States under President Donald Trump, has…
January 13, 2026
Heusgen Defends Past AfD Exclusion
The decision to exclude the Alternative for Germany (AfD) from the 2023 Munich Security Conference remains firmly justified,…
January 13, 2026
Speed Trap Apps Face Rejection
The Federal Ministry of Transport is resisting pressure from state governments to implement a blanket ban on speed…
January 13, 2026
Hospitals Deny Care Fraud Allegations
The German healthcare system is embroiled in a bitter dispute over funding, escalating into accusations of fraud and…
January 13, 2026
Germany Considers Troops on Greenland
German Reservist Leader Proposes Troop Deployment to Greenland A controversial proposal to station German troops on Greenland is…
January 13, 2026
Germans Back Greenland Defense
A simmering geopolitical tension is emerging in the Arctic, highlighted by a recent Forsa poll revealing significant German…
January 13, 2026
Arctic Security Sparks Greenland Debate
The prospect of an international military presence in Greenland, intended as a show of solidarity with Denmark amidst…
January 13, 2026
Trump Imposes Iran Business Tax
The potential for escalating international tensions surged this week as former US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping…
January 12, 2026
Haseloff Era Ends New Leader Emerges
A transition of power is underway in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, as the ruling coalition of CDU, SPD and FDP…
January 12, 2026
CDU Dominates Big Donor Funding
A stark disparity in financial backing has emerged among German political parties, according to a recently released parliamentary…
January 12, 2026
Germany to Invest Billions in Power Grid Firm
The German government is poised to make a substantial investment in Tennet Deutschland, a high-voltage grid operator, signaling…
January 12, 2026
Right-Wing Extremism Accusations Rise Amid Left-Wing Concerns
A heated debate is erupting within Germany’s political landscape regarding the handling of left-wing extremism and the expansion…
January 12, 2026
Berlin Hospital Chief Warns of Health Crisis Gaps
a glaring lack of preparedness for crisis situations.. According to Heyo Kroemer, CEO of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin…
January 12, 2026
Iran Summons European Diplomats
Iran Summons Western Ambassadors Over Demonstrator Support Amid Escalating Protests Tehran – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has…
January 12, 2026
SPD Plans Inheritance Tax Overhaul
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is poised to overhaul the nation’s inheritance tax system, a move signaling…
January 12, 2026
Aid Groups Blast Development Strategy
Concerns are mounting over a shift in Germany’s development policy, spearheaded by Federal Minister for Development Cooperation Reem…
January 12, 2026
Brantner Urges Increased Pressure on Iran
The German Green Party’s leadership is escalating calls for the German government to significantly increase pressure on the…
January 12, 2026
EU Lawmakers Demand Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Sanctioned
Pressure is mounting within the European Union to formally designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a…
January 12, 2026
Aid Chief Warns Painful Cuts Loom
Facing mounting pressure to reconcile substantial budget cuts, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Reem Alabali-Radovan,…
January 12, 2026
Germany Demands End to Violence in Iran
Berlin – The German government has issued a stern condemnation of the Iranian regime’s escalating violence against protestors,…
January 12, 2026
Schröder Archives Set for Government Review
The German government is initiating a review of archival materials previously entrusted to the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) following their…
January 12, 2026
Germany Considers Halting Iran Deportations
The German government is facing mounting pressure to reassess its Iran policy following escalating protests against the ruling…
January 12, 2026
Merz Hails India as Ideal Partner
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has signaled a significant strategic reorientation, prioritizing deepened bilateral relations with India over traditional…
January 12, 2026
Iran Crisis Demands UN Security Council Action
The situation in Iran warrants immediate attention from the United Nations Security Council, according to prominent German legal…
January 12, 2026
Germany Defends Arms Deals Amid India Visit
The German Chancellor’s recent visit to India, spearheaded by Friedrich Merz of the CDU, has drawn a nuanced…
January 12, 2026
Laschet Accuses Scholz Coalition Ministers of Dependence
The current German coalition government, a partnership between the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),…
January 12, 2026
Conservatives Demand Austerity Overhaul
A growing crisis in Germany’s fiscal outlook is prompting fierce calls for radical reform and substantial budget cuts,…
January 12, 2026
Revolutionary Guards Face New Terror Listing Push
Calls for escalating pressure on Iran are growing within the European Union, spearheaded by German conservative politicians who…
January 12, 2026
Germany Considers European Nuclear Shield
The escalating geopolitical uncertainty, fueled by shifts in US foreign policy under President Donald Trump, is triggering a…
January 12, 2026
Merz Remarks Threaten International Law
The international legal order is facing a systemic crisis, according to leading expert Andreas Zimmermann of Potsdam University.…
January 12, 2026
Greens Signal Bundeswehr Ukraine Aid
Germany’s Green Party leadership is signaling a potential shift in Berlin’s stance regarding military involvement in Ukraine, sparking…
January 12, 2026
Tax Cuts Urged for Middle Class
The simmering tensions between Germany’s ruling coalition partners, the CDU/CSU (Union) and the SPD, have escalated once again,…
January 12, 2026
Germany probes insider link in bank heist
The brazen bank robbery in Gelsenkirchen is raising serious questions about potential insider involvement, according to North Rhine-Westphalia’s…
January 12, 2026
SPD Plans Food Price Relief Basket
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany is proposing a comprehensive action plan aimed at mitigating the sharp…
January 12, 2026
Speedcam Apps Face State-Wide Ban
The German states are pushing for a comprehensive ban on “speed camera warning apps” significantly escalating the existing…
January 12, 2026
Economists Fear Tax Hikes
Looming Fiscal Crisis Forces Germany to Confront Tax Hikes and Structural Reforms The German government faces a rapidly…
January 12, 2026
Germany Tightens Stance on Left-Wing Extremists
The recent widespread power outages in Berlin have triggered a hardening of the German government’s stance against left-wing…
January 11, 2026
Chancellor’s Office Demands More Police
Security at the German Chancellery faces a significant and potentially critical shortfall, according to the Police Union (GdP),…
January 11, 2026
Iran Nuclear Threat Sparks EU Sanction Threat
The European Union is preparing to escalate its response to Iran’s increasingly volatile situation, with EU High Representative…
January 11, 2026
Germany Rejects Trump’s Greenland Demands
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has publicly rebuffed recent assertions by former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Greenland,…
January 11, 2026
Reservist Recruitment Slowed By Security Checks
The German Reservists’ Association is publicly challenging the stringent security vetting processes currently mandated for prospective reservists, arguing…
January 11, 2026
Trump Mulls Iran Action
Reports indicate a heightened level of tension between the United States and Iran, as President Donald Trump reportedly…
January 11, 2026
Kennedy Accuses Germany of Prosecuting Doctors Patients
The accusations leveled by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding the alleged criminal prosecution of doctors…
January 11, 2026
Greens to Launch Youth Forum
The Green Party faction in the German Bundestag is poised to launch a youth forum aimed at institutionalizing…
January 11, 2026
Rail Chief to Review Winter Response
The German national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn (DB), will face a comprehensive review of its winter weather response…
January 11, 2026
Wadephul Seeks US Ties Amid Greenland Row
Germany’s Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, is embarking on a critical diplomatic mission to the United States, aiming to…
January 11, 2026
Reiche Prioritizes Competition Innovation for Growth
Prioritizing Competitiveness: German Economy Minister Calls for Shift in Policy Focus Berlin – German Economy Minister Katarina Reiche…
January 11, 2026
Train Crisis Response Faces Green Party Scrutiny
A growing chorus of criticism is targeting the German government and Deutsche Bahn following widespread travel disruptions caused…
January 11, 2026
Greens Demand Tougher Iran Pressure
The ongoing demonstrations in Iran are prompting the German Green Party to call for increased pressure on the…
January 11, 2026
Germany Bolsters Ties with Denmark Amid Greenland Concerns
The increasingly provocative rhetoric emanating from the US President regarding Greenland is prompting a call for strengthened German-Danish…
January 11, 2026
Union Demands Rail Chaos Inquiry
The persistent and severe disruptions to Germany’s rail network following the recent winter weather event are prompting calls…
January 11, 2026
AfD Leader Urges Calm on Greenland Dispute
The recent and widely-dismissed, suggestion by former US President Donald Trump to potentially acquire Greenland militarily has sparked…
January 11, 2026
Laschet Urges Diplomacy Not Force Against US-Denmark Tensions
A prominent voice within the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is warning against escalating tensions surrounding the United…
January 11, 2026
Berlin Attack Spurs Calls for Parliament Security Review
The recent widespread power outage in Berlin, triggered by a targeted attack on the city’s electricity grid, has…
January 11, 2026
German Minister Defies US Counterpart
Germany’s Health Minister Nina Warken issued a rare Saturday evening statement directly refuting claims made by her US…
January 10, 2026
Doctors Back Alcohol Tax Hike
Germany’s debate surrounding increased alcohol pricing is gaining momentum, fueled by growing concerns over public health and calls…
January 10, 2026
Left Party Focuses on Affordability Anti-War Stance
The Left party in Germany is recalibrating its political strategy, aiming to regain ground and counter the rising…
January 10, 2026
Soldiers in Ukraine Possible Says Laschet
The possibility of deploying German troops to Ukraine is gaining traction within conservative circles, with prominent CDU foreign…
January 10, 2026
Röttgen Demands Iran Revolutionary Guards Terror Listing
Pressure is mounting on the German government to formally designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a…
January 10, 2026
Green Leader Slams Minister as Misappointment
The leadership of the Green Party is intensifying scrutiny of Economics Minister Katarina Reiche (CDU), signaling a deepening…
January 10, 2026
Cyberattacks Loom Transparency Warnings Grow
The recent attack on Berlin’s power grid has ignited a fierce debate within Germany’s political establishment regarding the…
January 10, 2026
German Minister Travels to US
Strengthening Alliances: German Foreign Minister Heads to US Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Landscape Berlin – German Foreign Minister Johann…
January 10, 2026
Merz Hails Mercosur Deal as Landmark
The European Union’s recent agreement with Mercosur nations – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay – has been hailed…
January 10, 2026
Parliament Upgrade Bill Could Hit Billion-Euro Mark
A major construction project at the heart of Berlin’s parliamentary district is facing potential cost overruns that could…
January 10, 2026
Ex-Spy Chief Urges BND Terror Powers Boost
The former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has ignited a fierce debate regarding the agency’s operational…
January 10, 2026
Germany Tackles Fashion Waste With New Law
The German government is poised to introduce legislation targeting the environmental and social costs associated with the booming…
January 10, 2026
Trade Deal Boosts Europe’s Exports
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has hailed the imminent ratification of the Mercosur trade agreement…
January 9, 2026
NATO Eyes Arctic Security Push
Escalating Tensions: NATO Considers Arctic Surveillance Mission Amidst Renewed Geopolitical Focus A growing number of NATO member states,…
January 9, 2026
Minister Cheers Mercosur Deal Eyes Safeguards
The recently concluded Mercosur free trade agreement has elicited a cautiously optimistic response from German Agriculture Minister Alois…
January 9, 2026
Brandenburg State Parliament Vote Fails AfD Bid
The motion to dissolve the Brandenburg state parliament, tabled by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has failed,…
January 9, 2026
Germans Flood Government Portal With Ideas
The German government’s newly launched “Just Do It” online portal, intended to gather citizen feedback on bureaucratic obstacles,…
January 9, 2026
Trump Abandons Venezuela Strike
A sudden shift in US policy towards Venezuela has materialized, with President Donald Trump announcing the suspension of…
January 9, 2026
Local Governments Face Collapse Warns Officials
The Association of German Districts (Landkreistag) has issued a stark warning to the federal and state governments, cautioning…
January 9, 2026
Zalando Closure Sparks Outrage Over Job Losses
The announced closure of Zalando’s Erfurt site in Thuringia has ignited a fierce political backlash, with former state…
January 9, 2026
German Finance Chief Demands Social Policy Shift
The escalating financial crisis gripping local municipalities in Germany has prompted Hamburg’s Finance Senator, Andreas Dressel (SPD), to…
January 9, 2026
Merz Promises Deep Dive into Berlin Power Outage
The disruption of Berlin’s power supply last week has triggered a defensive posture from the German government, with…
January 9, 2026
Haseloff May Exit Office Sooner
Reports surfaced Thursday indicating a potential shift in leadership within Saxony-Anhalt, challenging earlier timelines and raising questions about…
January 9, 2026
Tax Deal Remains Stable
The German government’s coalition, comprised of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), appears…
January 9, 2026
SPD Plummets to Record Low
A new Infratest poll paints a grim picture for the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), signaling a potential…
January 9, 2026
Greens Dismiss CDU Tax Plans as Unrealistic
Political Wrangling Erupts Over Tax Proposals, Sparking Doubts on Fiscal Credibility A fierce debate has erupted within the…
January 9, 2026
Left Party Slams German Military Draft Proposals
The German opposition party, Die Linke, has launched a sharp critique of Defence Minister Boris Pistorius’ plans to…
January 9, 2026
Power Outage Fuels Calls For Berlin Mayor’s Resignation
The escalating political fallout from Berlin’s recent widespread power outage has intensified, with prominent figures within the Free…
January 8, 2026
Trump Defends Greenland Threats
The recent reaffirmation of potential annexation threats against Greenland, a Danish territory, by Eric Trump, son of former…
January 8, 2026
Germany Questions EU Climate Goals
The Saxon state premier, Michael Kretschmer of the CDU party, is escalating criticism of the European Union’s ambitious…
January 8, 2026
Germany Urges France to Aid Ukrainian Refugees
The German state of Baden-Württemberg is voicing concerns over the uneven distribution of Ukrainian refugees across Europe, raising…
January 8, 2026






































































































