Germanys
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Heated Immigration Debate Complicates Germany’s Search For Workers
Hospital manager Kathrin Leffler says she worries Germany’s tense pre-election debate on immigration will make it harder to recruit enough skilled workers from abroad to fill a growing labour shortage.…
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Late Trains, Old Bridges, No Signal: Germany’s Infrastructure Woes
Running late and vastly over budget, a mammoth rail project stands as a monument to what critics say is Germany’s glaring failure to tackle long-standing infrastructure woes. “Stuttgart 21” is…
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Germany’s Far-right AfD Basks In Spotlight Of Musk Support
All other German parties see the far-right AfD as a threat to democracy, but the anti-immigration party has a powerful friend abroad: Elon Musk, the loudhailer voice of Team Trump.…
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Germany’s Commerzbank To Cut Jobs To Fight Off UniCredit
German lender Commerzbank said Thursday it plans to cut about 3,900 jobs, around 10 percent of its workforce, seeking to fight off pressure for a tie-up from Italian bank UniCredit.…
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Germany’s Scholz, Merz Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.…
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Germany’s Scholz, Merz, Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through…
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Germany’s Far-right ‘Firewall’ Under Strain As Migration Debate Flares
An angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany’s parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it would accept support from lawmakers of the far-right AfD, breaching a long-standing taboo.…
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Tens Of Thousands Protest Germany’s Far Right As Musk Backs AfD
Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month’s legislative elections, as US tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD party. Musk,…
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At VW Home Base, Germany’s Scholz Vows To Revive Economy
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany’s ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto…
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Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany’s Combative ‘Left-wing Conservative’
After a lifetime in opposition, Germany’s hard-left standard-bearer Sahra Wagenknecht has shaken up the political scene with a blend of pro-poor, Moscow-friendly and anti-immigration policies. On Sunday, the 55-year-old launches…
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Who Is Taleb A? Dramatic Moment Saudi Doctor Is Arrested after Killing Two and Injuring Dozens in Car Attack in Germany’s Christmas Market
A chilling video has emerged that captures the moment the Saudi physician who plowed his vehicle into a dense crowd at a German Christmas market, killing at least two and…
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Germany’s Scholz Urges Investment In ‘Future EU Member’ Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday urged businesses to invest in war-torn Ukraine and stressed a commitment to smooth Kyiv’s path to European Union accession. “If you invest in Ukraine…
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Germany’s Scholz Pledges Aid On Surprise Visit To Ukraine
Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine on Monday to reaffirm German support for Kyiv after becoming the first major ally of the war-torn country to speak to Vladimir Putin in years…
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Germany’s Scholz Says Ready To Hold confidence Vote This Year
Germany’s embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he would be ready to ask for a confidence vote this year to pave the way for snap elections. Scholz, whose coalition collapsed…
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Germany’s Embattled Scholz Open To Talks On Early Election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in crisis after his three-party coalition collapsed this week, said Friday he is open to talks on whether to move forward snap elections. The embattled…
