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Thuringia premier calls for new German national anthem

Thu, 09 May 2019 17:46:42 +0200

Should Germany pick a new national anthem? That was the call on Thursday from the state premier of Thuringia. His comments sparked a political spat.

Merkel campaigns with German flag to steal a march on nationalists

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:50:09 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Thursday placed the German flag front and centre in its campaign advertising for September elections, in a bid to snatch back a claim on patriotism from anti-immigration populists.

Germans' favourite European country? Easy: Germany

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:58:08 +0200

In a representative survey of German citizens, 47 percent named one country as particularly close to their hearts. The second favourite was behind by a country mile.

Partying like it's 1989

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:52:00 +0200

In the latest dispatch of Portnoy’s Stammtisch, The Local’s column about life in Germany, Portnoy considers the meaning of the German Unity Day holiday on Friday.

Patriotic Germans flying the flag for football

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:23:00 +0200

A majority of Germans support flying the country’s black, red, and gold flag in patriotic support of the national football team during the Euro 2008, according to a poll published on Wednesday.

Back in black, red, and gold

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:28:00 +0200

The German football team has booked its first Euro 2008 victory and Germany is once again awash in black, red, and gold. But the country isn’t merely attempting to regain the good vibes of the World Cup from two years ago, writes The Local’s Marc Young.