Merz’s Germany: Inexperience, coalition crisis, growing AfD threat
On May 6, 2025, Friedrich Merz assumed office as Germany’s 10th Chancellor, taking on the formidable task of…
Berlin honors ‘Chancellor of Reunification’ Helmut Kohl
Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl (Image credits: X/DFB_Team_EN) “We will enter into discussions with city districts with the goal…
Germany’s government closes its ranks at time of crisis
German Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Image credits: AP) Only four months…
Germany’s only dedicated HS maglev test track will be gone ‘within a decade’
Out with the old… Germany has confirmed it will dismantle the Transrapid test facility in Emsland by 2034,…
Germany’s Turks slam new coalition for sidelining Muslims’ issues
The Turkish community in Germany is strongly critical of a coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Social Democrats…