In historic deal, Germany buys Israeli Arrow 3 missile defense system for €4 billion
The estimated cost of €4 billion is coming out of Germany’s €100 defense development fund
Merz’s claims that 300,000 rejected asylum seekers remain in Germany and are entitled to free healthcare vindicated by Welt fact check
Members of the liberal coalition government sought to discredit the remarks regarding a significant failing in the current administration’s asylum policy
New milestone: AfD party breaks 20% in west of Germany for first time
The anti-immigration, anti-sanctions AfD party continues its rise in the polls, this time reaching a new milestone in the west of the country
Germany: Syrian migrant who robbed pensioner and smashed 245 car windows with hammer in violent spree avoids jail
Despite being an ongoing threat to society, the suspect has been left free to walk the streets
German government accused of manipulating data to suggest rise in ‘right-wing attacks on refugee homes’
A Nius investigative report classed just one of the 80 reported cases cited by Germany’s interior ministry of right-wing attacks against inhabited refugee homes as genuine
‘I will beat you until you die’ – Black man threatens to kill German lesbians in shocking video
The man told the lesbians that they “smell like wet dog” and threatened to murder another woman who tried to intervene
‘Green Party is a security risk to the country!’ – German coalition turns inwards over migration
The co-governing FDP warned German Green Party politicians against opposing the EU asylum reforms
German property prices fall at record rate
Prices are falling fast in the second quarter, but overall, housing costs are still sky-high for Germans
Germany: Students arm themselves in city of Halle as violent robberies soar, parents describe ‘broken police force’
A German citizens’ defense initiative describes a “broken police force,” and now some students are arming themselves with knives and pepper spray as violent robberies strike terror in the city’s student population
Exclusive: ‘I suspect that even this call we are now having is being surveilled,’ says AfD’s Maximilian Krah during interview with Remix News
In an exclusive interview with German MEP Maximilian Krah, who is preparing to lead the AfD’s 2024 EU election campaign, he discusses what is behind the surge in the AfD’s popularity, how Germany’s extensive surveillance regime has long targeted the opposition, and how changing U.S. demographics could one day impact Europe’s security
German police threaten to arrest anyone distributing migrant brawl video
German authorities say they want to arrest anyone distributing a video, but the German police union chief says the video should be available to the public
German foreign minister calling China’s Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’ was ‘unwise,’ says foreign policy expert
Germany’s shifting China policy is under scrutiny by the opposition
‘Scrap metal’ – Ukraine rejects 10 German Leopard 1 tanks in need of repairs
Germany promised Ukraine 100 outdated Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks
Asylum seekers should have right to vote after only 6-month stay on German soil, says far-left interior minister
“The German passport is thus turned into a piece of junk,” commented Germany’s conservative AfD party
Germany: 8 migrants arrested for sexual assault of 13-year-old girl in Cologne swimming pool
After the 13-year-old German girl was sexually assaulted, police arrested 1 Iraqi, 3 Turks, and 4 Syrians
‘Allahu Akbar!’ – Police break up massive brawl at migrant center in German city listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Germany’s quaintest cities have become battlegrounds for rival migrant groups
‘We’re all in the red’ – Siemens head warns China’s wind power industry set to conquer Europe
China could crash Germany’s wind turbine market — a story the German renewable energy sector has already seen play out before
Germany’s right-wing AfD party surges in Brandenburg, now holds 1st place by 12 points
AfD is only stronger in one German state
‘Apocalypse’ – Italy’s Lampedusa hit with 6,000 migrants in 24 hours as state of emergency declared
The number of migrants on the island now outnumbers the actual residents
20 young migrants attacked a group of German teens and children with sticks
“It’s getting worse and worse”
After spending tens of billions on Ukraine and migrants, German leader laughs when asked why elderly receive no pension inflation bonus
Tens of billions have gone to Ukraine and migrants, which means there is no money left for seniors
Germany: Migrant escapes mental hospital, stabs German saleswoman to death
The random murder has left a community in shock and lobbing criticism at the state’s Green party
Germany passes controversial green heating law estimated to cost economy €1 trillion
A law would require newly installed heating systems to be powered by at least 65 percent renewable energy
Germany: AfD’s Prophet wins first round of mayoral vote, poised to win run-off
AfD’s mayoral candidate Jörg Prophet has a good chance to win the Nordhausen mayoral election
Over 200,000 Ukrainian men at risk of conscription have fled to Germany since start of war
The pro-peace Alternative for Germany claims the figures show that ordinary Ukrainians want a ceasefire as soon as possible
Ex-Green German mayor slams federal government’s hypocrisy over dealings with Hungary, advocates for greater dialogue between the nations
Boris Palmer made the remarks during a lecture in Budapest
No country for fine art: Nude sculpture removed from outside new asylum center in Germany over religious sensitivities
The city insists the sculpture’s removal was simply to create more space, but critics believe there to be an ulterior motive
Illegal immigration into Germany soared by 40% in August as 15,000 detected crossing the border
The German federal police union chief accused Interior Minister Nancy Faeser of doing nothing to stop the influx
Open borders NGO Sea Watch wants to take over ‘patrol’ of Mediterranean from EU’s Frontex border agency
One of the most pro-migrant NGOs proposes that it should receive the EU money slated for Frontex to “patrol” the Mediterranean
Left in shock: After German politician is smeared as an anti-Semite, his Free Voters’ party soars to 2nd place in Bavarian polls
First the Free Voters leader was claimed to be the author of an anti-Semitic pamphlet, now he is soaring in the polls
Elon Musk’s X blocks European Identitarian accounts days after meeting with pro-censorship ADL
Elon Musk says he is no fan of the ADL, but the ADL’s top leader met X’s CEO right before a ban wave hit Identitarian Movement accounts
German government permits Afghan refugees to bring second wives to country despite polygamy laws
The move is posing complex legal problems
Unemployed migrants and Germans have little incentive to work as left-wing government introduces blitz of welfare increases
Germany is pushing for a welfare state while lamenting the lack of people who want to work
Suspected Russian sought by German police for throwing 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee off a bridge for speaking Ukrainian
The man launched an unprovoked attack on a group of Ukrainian children after demanding they speak Russian
German electricity imports hit new record as nuclear phase-out increases production cost
Despite closing its nuclear power plants to focus on renewable energy production, more than a fifth of imported electricity last month was produced from nuclear power
AfD hits 35% in Saxony, double that of all federal government parties combined
The right-wing party continues its popularity surge across the country ahead of elections next year
‘Killing is a good thing’ – Tunisian migrant confesses to stabbing German taxi driver for €10 after killing his girlfriend in Belgium
The migrant said he “felt nothing” when he murdered his girlfriend and then a father of two
German producer of Leopard 2 tanks loses luster as Ukrainian reality sinks in
Footage of burning Leopard 2 tanks have quieted claims that the tank would crush the Russians
Mass immigration has led to significant failings in Germany’s education system, review finds
More than one in five preschool children in Germany do not speak German at home, causing difficulties for both teachers and students in the classroom
German museum denies White people entry to colonial exhibit on Saturdays, only BIPoC allowed inside
A radio team with a White journalist tried to gain entry but were denied
Germany: Syrian accused of sexual assaulting woman fresh from leg amputation surgery
The two women were fresh from their surgeries when the Syrian man allegedly sexually assaulted them
After 91% in German town reject migrant container village, mayor says they’ll be getting migrant tents instead
Migrants are being forced on citizens across Germany despite the will of voters
German ISIS bride who left 5-year-old Yazidi slave girl to die of thirst in midday sun jailed for 14 years
The Munich court held that Jennifer Wenisch had “acted out of contempt for fellow human beings”
Germany: Record amount of shrinkflation and deceptive packaging helps hide inflation from consumers
Over 1,000 products have utilized deceptive packaging to hide price increases in the last five years
Germany: Man sexually assaults pony on farm outside Hamburg, police search for suspect based on surveillance video
The tall, dark-skinned man was caught on camera
Germany suffering due to obsession with green energy and bureaucracy, industry federation president claims
Federation of German Industries President Siegfried Russwurm criticized the federal government for lacking the courage to break outdated rules
Germany: Man who brutally stabbed 2 children in Berlin schoolyard has case dropped, will see no jail time
A ruling of psychiatric illness has often saved suspects from standing trial in Germany
German victim blinded in glass attack by Moroccan migrant speaks out over paltry compensation offer
The victim is understood to have been attacked after confronting his attacker for allegedly spiking a girl’s drink in a German nightclub
Germany slashes citizenship residency rules from 8 to 3 years to boost naturalizations
Opponents say the move will devalue German citizenship and lead to the abolition of the country’s identity
New German gender law could see children take their parents to court to change their gender
The Self-Determination Act will see Germany follow the lead of Spanish socialists in liberalizing the country’s gender laws
Trouble ahead: Shock indicator reveals German economy could be headed towards a crash
Germany entered recession this year, with critics pointing to policies from the country’s left-wing government as fueling the crisis
German TV star canceled by Hello Fresh for her partner’s alleged support of AfD
“We clearly distance ourselves from racist and right-wing ideas,” the Berlin-based company claimed after dropping Iris Klein
Football coach hospitalized after player dropped from team rounds up migrant mob in revenge attack
Around 40 relatives and acquaintances of the aggrieved player attacked the coach with stun guns, knives, and baseball bats
German kindergartens promote ‘sexual exploration rooms’ where children are encouraged to masturbate and touch each other
At least two nurseries in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have introduced the practice
Afghan refugee arrested for homosexual rape of teen in Munich subway
The attacker accosted his intoxicated victim on a Munich subway platform before subjecting him to a sexual assault that lasted for several hours
German opposition’s call for ‘asylum pause’ slammed by hardline AfD as not enough
Leading CDU politician Jens Spahn said Germany needs a temporary break from asylum seekers and called on Europe to shut its borders
German village of 500 residents forced to accept container camp for migrants as protests mount
Locals protesting the migrant village had no effect, but new protests are planned
Afghan turns himself in after dousing partner in gasoline at German gas station
The man then dragged her into a vehicle and fled the scene after being confronted by a witness
German family firm survived WWI, WWII, and hyperinflation, but current government policies are ‘more problematic’ than previous crises
The family firm is 500 years old, but can it survive Germany’s current government?
Harold & Kumar Go to Germany: Cabinet approves plan to legalize cannabis
The draft law will enable consumers to possess and grow cannabis for personal use, as well as join cannabis cultivation clubs in a drastic relaxing of the country’s drug laws
German retirees buy homes at Hungary’s Lake Balaton
Lower prices, public security and Hungarian friendliness are the main attractions
Germany purchases dozens of decommissioned Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine
Rheinmetall will refurbish 30 of the 49 tanks for use in Ukraine
Pro-refugee NGO founder calls for AfD to be banned and its leaders jailed
The remarks are the latest evidence of the hysteric rhetoric against the party climbing in the polls
The Western arms manufacturers making a killing from the Ukraine war
U.S. arms companies in particular have seen considerable windfalls
Germany trying to get Poland and Ukraine to fall out, says Polish academic
Prof. Tomasz Grosse believes that the two-pronged attack launched by EPP leader and German politician Manfred Weber is an attempt to divide the European Conservative Reformers bloc in the European Parliament and to sour relations between Poland and Ukraine
Hungary PM Orbán calls former European Parliament president Schulz a communist in response to latest disparaging remarks
Schulz had claimed that Hungarian and Polish leaders were guilty of “downright fascistic thinking”
Germany compensates homosexual soldiers for historic systemic discrimination
The federal defense ministry has paid out almost €400,000 in compensation
Porsche apologizes for editing out statue of Jesus Christ from promotional advert
The ad has since been updated with the statue in place
German federal official arrested on suspicion of being a Russian spy
The suspect is understood to have contacted Russian officials several times over a number of months, offering his services to leak intelligence about the German military
Antifa publishes private addresses of AfD politicians, tells members to challenge them where they feel safe
The right-wing party has called the move “a call for intimidation and violence against AfD politicians”
German restaurants could lose big as preferential VAT rates expire
12,000 businesses could face failure if the preferential VAT rate is abolished at the end of the year as planned
Group of women savagely beaten by male gang with migration background on train home from Hamburg Pride
Police are seeking to determine if homophobia was an aggravating factor in the attack
Tunisian migrant arrested in Germany for rape of 15-year-old schoolgirl
Reporting of the story was initially suppressed at the request of the German authorities
Afghan rapist released without prison time is being described as a ‘scandal’ in German press
Questions are being asked about how a judge could release the Afghan migrant who confessed to one rape and five sexual assaults
4 in 5 Germans unhappy with federal government that prioritizes refugees and the rich
The damning ARD poll shows the deep-rooted disillusionment with mainstream parties now setting in across Germany
Germany announces air exercise in Iceland in show of NATO solidarity
The German Air Force is testing its deployment capabilities
Germany: Afghan rapist of 16-year-old schoolgirl avoids prison, instead sent to anti-aggression course
The rapist was reportedly told by the sentencing judge that he was a “prime example” of how to integrate into German society
Germany: Dramatic victory against refugee home sends hundreds of citizens bursting into applause
German locals score a shock victory against plans to house 450 migrants in their city
New polling high for AfD, nearly 1 in 4 Germans now back the party
The right-wing populist party has experienced an exponential rise in support over the past 12 months
Germany: New 128-apartment social housing complex exclusively reserved for asylum seekers in Berlin
New arrivals in the German capital will trump the needs of ordinary Berliners on the social housing waiting list, and will do so indefinitely
Germany: 2nd migrant arrested for gang rape in Berlin’s Görlitzer Park after police hid details of the case for a month
The park has been the scene of numerous rapes, including the rape of a pony by a Syrian migrant in 2017
AfD’s top candidate makes waves, says EU is a ‘catastrophe for Germany and Europe’
AfD MEP Maximilian Krah has also referred to the Great Replacement in previous speeches, placing him in the crosshairs of Germany’s domestic spy apparatus
German police officers deserve abuse as they are a threat to democracy, claims youth wing of governing SPD
SPD youth activists contradicted their own major politicians who called for police officers to be respected
Germans have ‘moral obligation’ to give up living standards and wealth, claims Green Party MP
Despite Germans facing growing poverty, a high-earning Green Party MP says Germans should give away more of their wealth
Germans should prepare for ‘tough years ahead’ due to energy transition, Green economy minister warns
The green transition coupled with rising energy prices will slow down the German economy
Germany: Cost of foreign welfare payments soars to €15.4 billion a year as foreign recipients double since 2010
“The citizens’ income introduced by the federal government acts like an immigration magnet,” remarked one AfD MP
CDU politicians call for compulsory work for asylum seekers or risk having their benefits revoked
The policy is the latest attempt by the CDU to take charge of the immigration debate and wrestle back control from the rising AfD
German association leaders tell mainstream parties to up their game amid voting surge toward right-wing AfD
“We need to engage much more with dissatisfied citizens,” one association president said
Asylum applications by young, Muslim men soar in Germany, surpassing last year by 78%
Politicians from across the political spectrum are beginning to wake up to the problem Germany has brought on itself
CDU leader Merz spectacularly U-turns on possibility of working with right-wing AfD after backlash
Several high-profile CDU officials reminded Merz of a party resolution never to work with the AfD, but could this end up being to the party’s detriment?
Shootings up 31%, stabbings up 24% as violent crime soars in Hamburg
The German port city has experienced several high-profile shootings so far this year
Risk of German de-industrialization is ‘very great’ due to increase in red tape and ‘problematic’ energy transition, leading CEO claims
Toralf Haag, the CEO of Voith Group, sat down with Die Welt to discuss the woes of German industry
German birth rate falls to 10-year low
Despite the drop in the fertility rate, Germany’s population continues to soar due to mass immigration
Germany’s AfD party rises in the west, hits record 19% in Baden-Württemberg
Germany’s anti-immigration AfD party, already strong in the eastern part of the country, is now rising in the west
Germany: Chancellor Scholz’s cool demeanor hides deep coalition troubles
Despite a mixed record, the coalition will likely hold
Ukrainian arrested for attempting to smuggle migrants through Poland into Germany
Nine Sub-Saharan migrants were found in the rear of the vehicle
Radical asylum reform proposal wins backing of CDU leader Merz
The plan now backed by the CDU leadership could see the party position itself between the liberal federal government and the right-wing Alternative for Germany ahead of the next federal election
Germany: Syrian migrant injures 3 police officers with broken bottle in daylight train station attack
The man was harassing passers-by outside Nuremberg train station before he attacked several police officers responding to the incident
Abolish right to asylum for new arrivals to Europe and take most vulnerable refugees directly from source, says top German politician
Thorsten Frei says revolutionary reform of the EU’s asylum laws would wipe out illegal immigration and stop the rise of right-wing populism in its tracks
Is women licking ice cream in public ‘obscene’ behavior? Backlash against Syrian journalist at left-wing German newspaper
Mohamad Alkhalaf claims that women licking ice cream and other phallic-shaped foods in public is considered “vulgar behavior”