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Merz Weighs Sanctions and Diplomatic Expulsions After Leipzig Drone Find
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is reported to be weighing Germany-specific sanctions, diplomat expulsions and the closure of ...
A €10bn Chip Plant and a 43% AfD Poll: The Real Investment Risk in East Germany
A Handelsblatt commentary argues that as the AfD nears 43% in Saxony-Anhalt, companies should treat civil society donati...
CDU and SPD Adopt AfD's Pension Playbook as Eastern State Votes Loom
CDU and SPD leaders are reopening the 'Rente mit 63' deal to court eastern German voters, ignoring the fiscal logic they...
Russian Envoy Dubs AfD Poll Surge a German ‘Awakening’
Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has linked the far-right AfD’s record 28% poll rating to a wider national “awak...
AfD's Unfunded Eastern Promises May End in a 'Blue' Awakening
Germany's AfD could take power in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but its pledges—€2.5bn a year in one state a...
AfD Seizes on CSD Attack to Push Security Crackdown, Borrowing CDU Policies
After an attack on Berlin's Christopher Street Day, the far-right AfD is positioning itself as a security party with pro...
German Science Organisations Prepare for Potential AfD State Victories
With the far-right AfD leading polls in two eastern states, the DFG and Max Planck Society are drawing up plans to prote...
Berlin Pride Attack: Suspect with Terror Conviction Kills One, Injures 29 in Manhunt
A 21-year-old German-Lebanese man known to authorities and convicted in 2026 for preparing a violent act is being hunted...
Almost Half of East Germans Back AfD Government Role, Reveals YouGov Poll
A YouGov survey ahead of September state elections shows 47% of eastern Germans support including the far-right AfD in a...