Europe (Centre‑Right & Christian Democrats)

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (882+ words) AfD supporters wave AfD flags and German national flags during a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, May 27, 2018. Credit: AP/Markus Schreiber BERLIN — Ever since the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party won a regional election…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (89+ words) Table.Briefings Flasbarth leaves German Environment Ministry: What this means for German and international climate policy The German government’s most influential climate advocate is stepping down as State Secretary at the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (668+ words) The newly elected state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt is due to hold its first session on Tuesday, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) seeking the speaker's post after winning the state election with almost 44% of the vote. The AfD has…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (623+ words) On Monday, RTL invited not one but two special guests on the radio, with the afternoon guest being one of Germany's best-known columnists and authors. Harald Martenstein's writing is critical, and he himself is frequently on the receiving end of…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (207+ words) A Forsa poll published in early September produced an even more dramatic result: Only 7% considered Merz a better chancellor than Angela Merkel, while 71% considered him worse. Even among CDU and CSU supporters, 57% share this view. Merkel herself carried out neither…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (920+ words) Socialists warn a Sánchez defeat will alienate them in the Council and strain the coalition behind Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. BRUSSELS — A defeat for Pedro Sánchez in Spain’s snap election risks destabilizing the EU by putting the Socialists…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago   (312+ words) Will you be in London on Thursday, October 8 at 6pm? Join Yascha Mounk and Dan Williams for this live recording of The Good Fight podcast at the Halycon International School as they discuss whether AI will doom us all! Get your…...

19+ hour, 19+ min ago   (408+ words) BERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are advocating a shift in the party’s long-standing opposition to Germany’s membership in the European Union and the euro, according to a strategy paper seen ​by Reuters on Monday....

11+ hour, 42+ min ago   (428+ words) In Germany, tensions over immigration, pensions, and global instability remain intense, but for many people, the most immediate pressure comes from the cost of everyday life. A new survey suggests that when energy, housing, and food remain expensive, even major…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago   (620+ words) 1News.az AfD has changed its mind about pulling Germany out of the EU and the eurozone — media The right-wing radical party Alternative for Germany (AfD) plans to radically revise its key position on the European Union and the single European…...