Political debate about the recent Gen Z riots have raised the question: Can Germany talk about problems with integration without putting entire groups of people under suspicion?
A Jewish academy has opened its doors in Frankfurt. The Central Council of Jews in Germany, the country’s leading Jewish umbrella group, set up the project to combat hate and promote dialogue and learning nationally.
Many questions still surround the National Socialist Underground whose existence was revealed by neo-Nazi terrorist Beate Zschäpe on November 4, 2011. How has German society reacted to its crimes? Has justice been done?
Finland has become the first country with a final storage facility for nuclear waste. Germany is still searching for a site, while some countries have yet to start. Costs are expected to total many billions of euros.
German politicians have been slow to respond as they wait to see who is likely to comprise the next coalition. Many are also hoping for a government without religious hardliners.
On October 30, 1961, West Germany and Turkey signed an agreement allowing the temporary recruitment of workers. Sixty-five years on, many so-called ‘guest workers’ cannot live from their pensions.
Who should become Germany’s new president? That question is becoming pressing. Many want to see Germany’s first female head of state. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is keeping his cards close to his chest.
Young people in Germany will take to the streets this weekend to demand education and action on climate change. Politicians warn that the protests could become violent, as in France, but the situations are different.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is traveling to China on a state visit in a period of political and economic uncertainty. Germany is seeking alternative partners in the region, but also wants good ties with Beijing.
Would you work 12 hours straight? The CDU/CSU and SPD are locked in a dispute over reforms to the Working Hours Act. Workplace flexibility, collective bargaining agreements and worker protection rules are at stake.