Customers waiting at the checkout in a supermarket. Markus Scholz | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German inflation was unchanged year-on-year at 2.8% in January, preliminary data from the country’s statistics office Destatis showed Friday in the last reading before Germans head to the polls next month. The reading was also in line with a…
The man tipped to be Germany’s next leader could rely on support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for the second time in a week, a move that has been widely condemned. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative CDU party, may need AfD votes to pass legislation toughening immigration laws. Former chancellor…
The Frankfurt skyline at dusk on a November day. Helmut Fricke | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The German economy shrank by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the three months ending in December, according to preliminary data released by Germany’s statistics office Destatis on Thursday. The figure is adjusted for price, calendar and seasonal variations. Analysts polled…
Germany’s parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a “firewall” against working with the far-right cracked. A non-binding motion calling for tougher border and asylum rules passed with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). During the stormy session, politicians of various parties hurled criticism and blame at each other. Conservative CDU…
Jessica Parker & Paul Kirby Berlin correspondent & Europe digital editor Reuters A wreath was laid at the park in Aschaffenburg a day after the deadly attack The conservative opposition leader tipped to lead Germany following next month’s elections has promised far-reaching changes to border and asylum rules after a group of children were targeted…
Komatsu, who became team principal before the 2024 season, said he had wanted to change the race operations team since the early part of last year after spotting weaknesses. Haas’ changes include appointing a new chief race engineer and sporting director, both common positions the low-budget team did not have filled last season. The new…
Elon Musk took his endorsement of Germany’s far-right party to the next level on Thursday, hosting a live chat with its frontwoman, Alice Weidel. The 74-minute conversation ranged across energy policy, German bureaucracy, Adolf Hitler, Mars and the meaning of life. The world’s richest man unequivocally urged Germans to back Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in…
Watch: Ros Atkins on…Elon Musk’s political interventions Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The tech-billionaire owner of X has called him an “incompetent fool” and urged him to resign. On Thursday Musk will use his platform to host Alice Weidel, the head…
Getty Images A man accused of murdering four women and a nine-year-old boy by driving a car into them at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been remanded in custody. The 50-year-old was brought before Magdeburg district court on Saturday evening following the incident on Friday when a black BMW car…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner in the Bundestag on June 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Michele Tantussi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, bringing an end to Germany’s ruling coalition after months of political wrangling and raising the…
