In the latest string of assaults targeting German politicians, Franziska Giffey, a prominent figure in the centre-left SPD and former mayor of Berlin, was attacked in a local library. She was struck on the head and neck with a bag containing hard objects. This incident follows several other assaults on politicians and campaign workers, particularly […]
Hans-Georg Maassen, formerly in charge of countering neo-Nazis in Germany, is now under investigation for suspected right-wing extremism by the intelligence agency he led until 2018. Maassen revealed a letter from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) confirming the investigation, but the agency, citing data protection rules, cannot comment on individual
Former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, a key figure in post-war German politics, has passed away at 81. With a political career spanning 51 years, Schäuble played a crucial role in negotiating German reunification and surviving an assassination attempt in 1990. Schäuble, a member of the conservative CDU party, served as Germany’s interior minister and […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that his coalition reached an agreement on the budget following a month of crisis talks. The decision comes after Germany’s constitutional court declared next year’s budget illegal for violating laws on new borrowing. The government plans to adhere to low deficit commitments by cutting certain green subsidies,
A young politician from the far-right in Germany was arrested on allegations of displaying Nazi symbols, specifically after the “Sieg Heil” phrase was heard from the headquarters of a fraternity he is associated with. Daniel Halemba, who was elected to the Bavarian parliament recently, was detained just hours before he could gain immunity as an […]




