Germany

German Law Permits Parents to Change Sex of Babies on Birth Docs, Punishes “Deadnaming”

The German parliament passed a law that permits parents to change the sex of newly born children on their birth certificates. ...

R. Cort Kirkwood April 23, 2024

Bild: Ukrainian Refugees in Germany Are Not Working

Angeline Tan February 7, 2024

The German government’s move to get more Ukrainian refugees into the workforce has been failing amid the substantial financial support given to those...

German “Elites” Aim to Ban New Most Popular Party — in “Democracy’s” Name

Selwyn Duke January 8, 2024

Soviet-born comedian Yakov Smirnoff used to tell a joke about choice in the USSR. “In Soviet Union, there are two television stations,” he...

Euroskeptic German AfD Party Obtains Historic Win

Angeline Tan December 20, 2023

On Sunday, December 17, the Euroskeptic and anti-globalist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, or Alternative for Germany, won a mayoral election, making history...

German MP Says Send Ukrainian Men Back to Fight; Moscow Open for Talks With Kyiv

Angeline Tan December 7, 2023

On December 4, German MP Roderich Kiesewetter told news outlet Die Welt that coercing hundreds of thousands of able-bodied Ukrainian men who escaped...

“Worst-performing Major Economy” Germany Seeks to End Budget Crisis

David Kelly November 29, 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his governing coalition are seeking to end their country’s budget crisis, and agreed on a supplementary budget to...

Germany’s Scholz Ready to Talk to Putin

Angeline Tan November 14, 2023

On November 12, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his readiness for new talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while...

German MP Announces New Party; Hungary’s Orbán Calls EU a “Parody” of USSR

Angeline Tan October 25, 2023

On October 23, Sahra Wagenknecht, who was a member of the German Bundestag for the leftist Die Linke Party, declared both her departure...

Deutsche Bank: Germany Risks Becoming “Sick Man of Europe”

Angeline Tan September 22, 2023

In his speech at the Handelsblatt Banken Summit 2023 on September 20, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing cautioned that Germany could once again...

Germany Considers Banning a Political Party for the Sake of “Democracy”

James Murphy August 15, 2023

Unhappy with its growing popularity among German citizens, some German politicians and media outlets are calling on the right-leaning Alternative for Germany (AfD,...

German Troops to Go to Australia for Anti-Chinese Military Drills

Angeline Tan July 19, 2023

Germany's participation in the transnational Talisman Sabre exercise is part of the country's efforts to become more proactive in the international arena. ...

German Globalist Parties Gather to Block Eurosceptic AfD Candidate

Angeline Tan June 27, 2023

Recent German national polls have witnessed the populist-conservative Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany, AfD) rising in popularity to become the second-largest party...