Germany’s Merz Wins Crucial Vote on Pensions Reform Despite Internal Revolt

By admin December 5, 2025 No comment

featured News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz secured an absolute majority in parliament on Friday for his controversial pensions bill, overcoming resistance from younger members of his own conservative bloc. The draft, which guarantees current pension levels until 2031, passed with 319 votes, indicating it likely succeeded without the support of opposition parties. The vote came after

German far right in disarray after AfD Nazi remark

By admin May 22, 2024 No comment

News Trending

Maximilian Krah, a prominent far-right German politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), announced he would scale back his campaign efforts for the upcoming EU elections while remaining the party’s lead candidate. This decision followed a controversial interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, where Krah remarked that not all SS members were

German politician attacked in library as violence spreads

By admin May 8, 2024 No comment

News Trending

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 […]

German ex-spy chief investigated for right-wing extremism

By admin February 2, 2024 No comment

News Trending

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

Wolfgang Schäuble: Merkel’s no-nonsense finance minister dies aged 81

By admin December 27, 2023 No comment

News Trending

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 […]

Germany to cut green spending to meet budget rules

By admin December 14, 2023 No comment

News Trending

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,

German Politician Detained Following Complaint Over Nazi Slogan

By admin October 31, 2023 No comment

News Trending

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 […]