German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a “destructive force” with a migration policy that amounts to “ethnic cleansing” for skilled workers. Merz was addressing the Bundestag in the aftermath of the anti-immigration party’s sweeping victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt where it won almost […]
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won a decisive victory in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of mainstream rivals. Preliminary results show it has fallen short of an outright majority, but the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern. The far-right AfD secured 43.8% of the vote, with the conservative CDU […]
Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month’s drone attack at Leipzig’s airport. A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes, on 4 August. It failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty, and investigators suspect a second drone collided with a […]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday voiced support for Germany, hours after Berlin blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at a German airport last month.
Germany’s defence minister has said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was “foreseeable”, as the Nato military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington. Speaking to the DPA news agency, Boris Pistorius also stressed “the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and […]
Until recently, the so-called Operation Plan Germany was classified. It is now clear that in the event of an armed conflict, Germany would serve as a key hub for NATO defence, in an approach reminiscent of the Cold War era.
In ten years, Germany wants to increase the number of service members in the Bundeswehr; the question of how to do this is another, with the SPD and CDU/CSU divided about the details.
Turkey and Germany have high potential in the defense industry and must focus on joint projects, President Tayyip Erdogan has said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara.
France and Spain received more asylum applications in the first half of 2025 than Germany, with more Venezuelan and fewer Syrian applications partly responsible.
The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat irregular immigration.
