Dirk Wiese, a lawmaker belonging to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), accused the…
Tag: German politics
Germany arrests EU Parliament staffer over bombshell claims he spied for China
“He has been working for a German Member of the European Parliament since 2019. In January…
How Germany is learning to love its army
Still, at the time of reunification in 1990, defense spending was a healthy 2.5 percent of…
Poland tempers reparation demand from Germany
“If Berlin wants to transfer the money — you’re very welcome! We will even grant a…
After scrapping nuclear reactors, Germany to spend billions on new gas power plants
The government has described the fossil gas power plants as “modern, highly flexible and climate-friendly” because…
Far-right leader wants Germany to perform its own Brexit
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will push for a referendum on Germany’s EU membership if…
Italy pulls the brake on 11th-hour migration compromise
BRUSSELS — Italy is now dragging its feet on the final plank of the EU’s flagship…
Vienna seeks to calm Selmayr ‘blood money’ furor
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg…
Springtime for Europe’s fascists
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — These are heady…
Didn’t see that coming! Suspected coup plotter employed fortune-teller in German parliament
BERLIN — A far-right former German lawmaker and judge — who was part of a group accused…