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Rising populism in Germany: What should mainstream parties do about it?

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:48:53 +0200

Populist attitudes in Germany are increasing, with more than three in 10 voters sympathizing with anti-mainstream parties, according to a new study.

'Preserving voices': Berlin woman revives Red Army ghosts in Reichstag graffiti

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:33:19 +0100

Berlin has preserved countless traces of its Second World War destruction as chilling reminders of its militaristic past - few are more striking than Red Army graffiti left at the iconic Reichstag.

Frankfurt serial killer struck up to 10 times, claim police

Fri, 20 May 2016 10:56:27 +0200

After body parts were found in the garage of an apparently normal pensioner who died in 2014, police believe they are dealing with murders stretching back four decades.

18 Germans were on blazing ferry

Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:30:00 +0100

UPDATE: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said only crew remain on board a ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea. Rescuers battled stormy conditions, including hail, to rescue hundreds of passengers, though at least seven are known to have died in the incident. There were 18 Germans on board, it was reported on Monday.

Spying scandal turns Pirates' fortunes

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:18:00 +0200

The NSA spying scandal has put fresh wind in the sails of the struggling German Pirate Party. A recent poll shows support has doubled from two to four percent since the news broke.

Bomb scare sparks calls for video surveillance

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:12:00 +0100

Following last week's discovery of a faulty bomb at Bonn's central railway station, a new opinion poll on Friday showed that four out of five Germans want more surveillance cameras in train stations and other public places.

Nearly half of Germans want Westerwelle out

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:54:00 +0100

A new survey has found that 49 percent of Germans think Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle should resign. Westerwelle has come under increasing pressure from within his own Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Protests heat up along nuclear waste route

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:05:00 +0100

Police clashed Sunday with activists trying to halt a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany as protests against the shipment turned increasingly violent.

Protest blocks nuclear waste train headed for Germany

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:40:00 +0100

Anti-nuclear protestors chained themselves to train tracks in France on Friday, blocking a nuclear waste delivery billed by opponents as the “most radioactive in history” on its way to Germany.

World leaders congratulate Merkel on election win

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:37:00 +0200

US President Barack Obama and other world leaders hailed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's election triumph - but the international media highlighted the German conservatives' worst vote tally in half a century.

The Local's live coverage of the 2009 election

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:51:00 +0200

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Merkel's conservatives win with FDP: exit polls

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:41:00 +0200

Early exit polls showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives winning Germany's election on Sunday, with a centre-right coalition with the Free Democrats likely.

Is Germany ready for a reforming Merkel?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:05:00 +0200

German voters have handed Chancellor Angela Merkel another four years in office and a mandate for change. But will the country wake up with an election hangover if she now becomes a vigorous conservative reformer?

Parties make final push before election

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:47:00 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made an 11th-hour push for votes on Saturday, the eve of an election expected to return her to power but perhaps not in the new coalition she wants.

Steinmeier warns of social unrest with Merkel

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:28:00 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's embattled challenger Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned of social injustice and unrest if her right-wing coalition of choice wins Sunday's poll and predicted its lead would vanish on election night.

Merkel faces ‘hanging chad’ election victory

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:28:00 +0200

Angela Merkel looks set to remain chancellor after Germany’s general election on Sunday. But as The Local’s Marc Young explains, she could end up governing with a coalition lacking democratic legitimacy.

Berlin's S-bahn chaos opens new canvas to grafffiti artists

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:37:00 +0200

Berlin’s S-Bahn chaos has created a Cockaigne for graffiti artists as the lack of rail traffic opens up a whole new canvas for taggers, daily Der Tagesspiegel reported on Wednesday.