The head of Germany’s intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maaßen, has resigned over his controversial statements following violence in Chemnitz, but his critics are not satisfied. We spoke to the…
The head of Germany’s Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, or the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maaßen, has been in the news this week following comments…
This week, we spoke to Florian Gathmann, national correspondent for Spiegel Online about two prominent political stories. Firstly, we witnessed the launch of a new political movement entitled…
After a fatal stabbing of a German man, a mob broke out in the Saxon city of Chemnitz, during which neo-Nazis, some of whom were giving the illegal…
As school starts up this week in Berlin, parents, students, and the Berlin Senate alike are concerned about the teacher shortage plaguing classrooms. And who lives in Berlin?…
This time last year, hundreds of Neo-Nazis gathered in Spandau to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of convicted Nazi Rudolf Heß. This year, despite attempts from politicians and…
This week in politics, the German press reacted to the news that Christian Social Union (CSU) politician and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer would begin tweeting by the end…
The heat wave in Germany is pushing temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius (nearing 90 degrees Fahrenheit) and causing major problems for farmers, who are expected to experience major losses…
A series of tweets this Sunday rocked the German sports world. Football player Mesut Özil, who was born in Germany but has Turkish roots, announced he’d be retiring…
There’s been continued fallout over comments made by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on 69 Afghan deportees. In a press conference last week, the Christian Social Union (CSU) politician…
