The Bavarian state elections are this Sunday and the outcome could be a critical test for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc. We spoke to Henning Hoff, Executive Editor of…
This week In Politics we mark the 28th anniversary of Germany’s reunification. Editor-in-Chief of Handelsblatt Global, Andreas Kluth, shares his recollection of the events on Oct. 3,…
Turkey’s Recep Erdoğan’s first state visit to Germany since becoming president in 2014 comes amidst increased tensions between the two countries. Many politicians and journalists have made…
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…
