Germany to End Afghan Refugee Program Citing Bureaucratic Delays

Germany plans to cancel its special Afghan refugee admission program, citing lengthy procedures and bureaucratic hurdles that left thousands stranded in Pakistan awaiting relocation. Germany is preparing to cancel its special admission programs...

Nexperia's China unit pledges stable chip supply despite Dutch headwinds

The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker's German facility, after the Dutch government seized control and auto industry bodies sounded the alarm over the possible impact on car production, in Hamburg,...

German Court Gives Thumbs Up to LinkedIn Deletion of True COVID Info

I swear, these Europeans and their attachment to the ever-widening surveillance and control state. It's not only local governments - it's the national government. Then it's not just the national government, it's the European Union with its...

Higher education aid: Government eyes responsive indexation and 'success bonuses' in funding reform

The Minister for Research and Higher Education, Stéphanie Obertin, has presented a new draft law aimed at modernising Luxembourg's state financial aid system for higher education, combining social fairness with better adaptability to students'...

German Army selects Luchs 2 Piranha 6x6 as next reconnaissance vehicle in a $3,5B deal

Germany has signed a €3 billion contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems for the next-generation Luchs 2 reconnaissance vehicle, based on the amphibious Piranha 6x6 platform. The deal marks a major step in Berlin’s long-term plan to...

Inside Germany: One year of self-determination, barriers at the U-bahn and a clever ad

From several thousand people changing their gender entries in the past year to a push to put gates in Berlin's U-bahn stations to what artist Ai Weiwei really thinks about Germany, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. Inside...

German AfD leader Weidel attacks ‘firewall’: ‘it doesn’t work’

“There can be no better place in the world than Budapest to talk about how peace can be created in Europe,” according to Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany’s most popular party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD). She made her comments last night...

German Chancellor Merz leans into far-right messaging to counter AfD

BERLIN – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubled down on controversial remarks made last week that suggested the country has too many migrants, as the conservative politician seeks to regain the initiative over the far right. “I have nothing to...

German chancellor faces mounting backlash over migration comments

A senior member of Friedrich Merz's party joined the growing criticism of the German chancellor on Tuesday over comments on migration, which opponents have characterized as dangerous. Merz rose to power on a pledge to see off the challenge of the...

Richard Gott, Guardian journalist who admitted KGB links

“The body was dressed in olive green fatigues with a zippered jacket,” Richard Gott wrote in The Guardian on October 11, 1967. “It had a black wispy beard, long matted hair and two wounds in the lower part of the neck and possibly one in the...

Germany’s plans for 20 GW of new gas power plant capacity face EU setback – media

Germany's government and the European Commission have found an agreement on initial conditions for the state to provide support for the construction of new gas power plant capacity, several media have reported. The country will likely need to...

China Has Gained Access To Germany's Industrial Secrets

5 Through the export of rare earth metals. A new crisis is brewing in Germany because of China's increased control over the export of rare earth elements, without which it is impossible to produce electronics, cars, weapons and other technologies....

Germany, Norway on charm offensive in Ottawa as Canada shops for new subs

Poll By Canadian Press on October 21, 2025. OTTAWA — Germany’s defence minister says the German firm bidding for Canada’s lucrative submarine contract would have no trouble doing the work on time and on budget. Defence ministers from Germany and...

Germany to Send Military to Monitor Gaza Deal

Germany will deploy three military personnel to assist in monitoring the Gaza ceasefire through a US-led coordination centre in Israel, the Defence Ministry has announced. “The German government supports the 20-point plan and the peace process for...

Boom or bust, AI remains an American phenomenon

An inescapable question has dominated economic and markets discourse in recent weeks: are we in an AI stock market bubble? Last week, two of the world’s most powerful central bankers weighed in on the question, when the Bank of England warned of...

Germany's Merz calls far-right AfD 'main opponent' in next elections

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Monday to take on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of five state elections next year as the party surges in the polls. Alarm is growing in Germany over the rise of the anti-EU,...

An international force in Gaza? Israelis struggle with outsourcing security.

Benjamin Netanyahu opened a recent Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem with a statement one would not expect from an Israeli prime minister to fellow ministers: “Israel is an independent state – our security policy is in our own hands.” Israel alone, he...

German chancellor Merz defends migration remarks amid growing criticism

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has maintained his position on migration policy despite escalating criticism from political opponents and public demonstrations. The conservative leader reiterated his characterization of irregular migrants as...

Germany Wants 15 More F-35A Lightning IIs

Nearly seven months after German media reported the country’s Minister of Defense Boris Pistorious backing his country’s choice to acquire 35 F-35 Lightning IIs, and vehemently denying speculations about a rethink, Der Spiegel has now reported...

Germany's Merz under pressure from CDU to abandon 'firewall' against AfD

As Germany readies itself for five separate state elections early next year, chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right Christian Democrats faces a dilemma over how to handle the surging influence and popularity of the far-right Alternative for...