Concerns About Safety in Public Areas Growing Among Germans
Germans have shown increased concern about safety in public areas since the migrant crisis that unfolded in 2015. A recent survey, the Deutschlandtrend, indicates that almost half of German voters feel personally uneasy about their safety when in public. This poll, conducted by Infratest Dimap among 1,300 voters from November 3 to 5, highlights a […]
Most Germans Think People Are Afraid to Speak Their Opinions
Growing Concern Over Free Expression in Germany Recent findings indicate that over 80% of Germans feel that individuals are hesitant to fully express their opinions due to an increasingly censored political environment. An investigation conducted by the Institute for New Social Responses (INSA) revealed that 84% of respondents believe self-censorship is prevalent, primarily because people […]
Most Germans Disagree with Government’s Prohibition of Anti-Mass Migration AfD Party
Many Germans are against efforts to ban the Populist Alternative for Germany (AFD) party, viewing it as a move by the Berlin establishment to uphold opposition. Back in May, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which is Germany’s political intelligence agency, determined that the AFD qualifies as a “right-wing extremist” group under […]
Musk tells Germans to get over 'past guilt' at far-right AfD rally
Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and “move beyond” the “guilt of the past” of older generations. Musk appeared virtually on Saturday at a rally for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, reiterating his support for the party ahead of February's general election. “First of all, I […]
Germans Chant ‘Deport’ After Christmas Market Attack
Rival protests took to the streets of Magdeburg on Monday night. The area was the scene of an apparent terrorist attack last week by a Saudi national who is now known to have been convicted of threatening attacks in the past. Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader Alice Weidel spoke at a rally of supporters […]
German Economy Is Struggling Because of Germans Calling for Less Immigration
Right-wing populists may not yet be in power in Germany, but they are certainly to blame for the country's struggling economy, a top globalist think tank has said, blaming their anti-immigration rhetoric for stifling economic growth. The old neoliberal orthodoxy that immigration leads to economic growth may be dead in the minds of many, but […]
German officials failed to deport Syrian migrant who allegedly butchered Germans at Christian concert
A 26-year-old Syrian asylum seeker is in custody after allegedly admitting to brutally killing three people – two men, aged 56 and 67, and a 56-year-old woman – and seriously injuring six more at a Christian music festival in Solingen, Germany on Friday. Left-wing politicians, who stand to lose to the right-wing Alternative for Germany […]
State Dept denies Blinken told Germans that Biden missed meeting to go to bed
The State Department has disputed a Wall Street Journal report that President Biden missed a meeting with German officials to get some sleep. The WSJ reported Monday that Germany has arranged a meeting between Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Bavarian resort of Schloss Elmau after the G7 summit in June 2022. Secretary […]
Germans are divided. Can Euro 2024 unite them? – podcast | News
The last time Germany hosted a major soccer tournament, the 2006 World Cup, a multicultural team that captured the hearts of the nation and left many feeling like a new, more open German patriotism was on the way. Fast forward to 2024, and things feel very different as the economy went into recession last year. […]
3 Germans arrested after allegedly spying for China, transferring info on potential military tech
In Germany, three German nationals were arrested on suspicion of espionage and illegally transferring technology that could have military use to China. The suspects are suspected of working for Chinese intelligence agencies before June 2022 and violating German export laws by exporting special lasers without permission. One of the suspects is said to have obtained […]