Angela Merkel’s legacy under scrutiny in a Germany gripped by distrust and a rising far-right – The Irish Times
Like Edith Piaf, Angela Merkel regrets nothing. That is how the ex-chancellor views Germany’s refugee and asylum crisis.…
How Merkel fuelled the AfD
“There was a before and an after”, Angela Merkel wrote on the first page of her memoirs, referring…
How Merkel fuelled the AfD
“There was a before and an after”, Angela Merkel wrote on the first page of her memoirs, referring…
Europe is giving up on free movement
Ten years ago on 31 August 2015, Angela Merkel told the German press what she was going to…
Between a rock and a hard place – POLITICO
And last month, we finally witnessed the opening skirmishes of this battle: Just before parliament went into recess,…
Germany is now leading the charge on Europe’s anti-immigration turn – POLITICO
In a highly symbolic example of how Germany’s government is now seeking to propel Europe’s migration shift rather…
Deportation flights signal Germany’s pivot to hardline stance on migration – The Irish Times
The Qassim family were not in the Potsdam court last Tuesday to hear the ruling in their favour.…
Germany will reintroduce compulsory military service screening for all 18-year-old men under plans to ramp up defence amid soaring tensions with Russia
By TOM LAWRENCE Published: 12:49 EDT, 24 July 2025 | Updated: 12:52 EDT, 24 July 2025 Germany is…
ONE CYR’S VIEW: Germany’s Chancellor visits Washington, departs a victor | Open
Today’s nonstop 24/7 electronic media environment places a premium on mayhem, turmoil, and destructive and tragic events. In…
Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia…