More Germans reject federal govt: study
The number of Germans who reject the legitimacy of their government has increased sharply over the past 18 months, the…
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Trump’s false tweets shake German ties
Donald Trump’s tweet that “crime in Germany is way up” because of immigration has created a further rift with Chancellor…
Pope backs crucifix law: Bavaria PM
The Vatican has supported a new law in Bavaria forcing all public buildings to display a crucifix, according to the…
Germany debates role of Islam
Germany’s newly appointed interior minister Horst Seehofer was quoted saying by Bild during the week that “Islam doesn’t belong to…
AfD MP gagged for hate speech
A prominent Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentarian has been blocked from Twitter and Facebook after criticising the Cologne police for…
AfD elects far-right co-leader
German police have used water cannon to disperse protesters who blocked access to the anti-immigrant the Alternative for Germany (AFD)…
Schulz open to ‘grand coalition’
There are positive signs of a potential break in Germany’s political deadlock as Social Democrat (SPD) secretary General Hubertus Heil…
AfD eyes election gains
Germany’s traditional parties could lose further seats to extremist parties if another election is held amid a failure to patch…
AfD boss lauds Thatcher
Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany’s anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD), has named the 1980s UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher…
De Maizière suggests Muslim holidays
Thomas de Maizière, Germany’s home affairs minister, has proposed that regions with large Muslim populations could get public holidays during…
Germans told to wait for govt
Germany may need to wait until the new year for Chancellor Angela Merkel to form an administration as the three…
AfD loses second MP
A second AfD parliamentarian has resigned, 10 days after the anti-immigration movement emerged from elections as Germany’s third-largest political party. …
Euro shaken by Merkel disappointment
The euro slumped after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat-led alliance had their worst election result by voter share since…
AfD unsettles Merkel coronation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is widely expected to win a record-equalling fourth term on September 24, but the possible coalition…
Petry faces perjury charges
A parliamentary committee in eastern Germany has called for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Frauke Petry (pictured) to lose…
Petry quits right-wing AfD
Frauke Petry (pictured), co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), is quitting the anti-immigration party ahead of the September 24…