German factory retools from trains to tanks: ‘Not everyone is happy about the transition’
As weapons production ramps up in the face of the Russian threat, assembly lines in Görlitz are switching from rail carriages to battle tanks
AfD (Alternative for Germany)
Mysterious speaker exits stage-right at AfD youth conference
German far-right party, which is leading opinion polls, has rebooted its youth wing but conference begins in fascist vein
A ‘cog’ in the Nazi engine: Why the story of chancellor Friedrich Merz’s grandfather matters
Might Merz, by sharing his family history and encouraging others to engage with their family past, help prevent Germany from sliding again into political extremism?
‘I see no threat from Russia’: Far-right AfD leader’s remark deepens party rift in Germany
Co-leader Tino Chrupalla defends Putin and suggests Poland may threaten Germany, widening divisions at the top of the far-right party
Far-right AfD’s vote triples in elections in German bellwether state
Party takes 16.5% of vote in North Rhine-Westphalia, behind governing CDU and Social Democrats
Deportation flights signal Germany’s pivot to hardline stance on migration
Radical policy shift a response to series of fatal attacks and to rise of far-right AfD
German chancellor insists coalition ‘not in crisis’ after second Bundestag calamity in two months
Row over judicial appointment hands far-right opposition another political stick to beat the government
Focus turns to money as German political honeymoon ends
Coalition members meet to fill in awkward detail of their vague shotgun agreement
German intelligence service report on AfD faces claims of political interference
Extremist designation of Alternative for Germany paused pending court decision
German asylum border controls ‘legally sound’, new chancellor says
Defence challenge an ‘exceptional’ circumstance where Germany may support EU members taking on common debt – Merz
Germany designates populist AfD as far-right ‘extremists’
Berlin gives security services extra powers as party’s politics classed as ‘incompatible’ with democracy
After the death of popular Pope Francis, what now for Christianity?
In Europe, after centuries of dominance, Christianity appears to be in retreat
AfD’s historic poll surge surprises even party’s MPs ahead of new Bundestag term
Economic analysts suggest economic uncertainty and internal party disagreements could yet dampen voter enthusiasm for the party
Insults, protests and seat-squabbles: Bundestag’s first day with far-right AfD as second-biggest party
Rule changes prevent hardline group’s former leader from opening German parliament
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