Bloomberg L.P.6d
Who Is Friedrich Merz, and Can He Fix Germany?
Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. Her latest book is Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. Nobody can be expected to fix Germany’s problems overnight, but with the ...
The New York Times23d
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F.
The Daily Telegraph3d
As Germany’s economic miracle unravels, its dark past is coming back to haunt it
Spectre of far-Right nationalism looms as Germans prepare to cast their ballots Next Sunday, Germany goes to the polls. The federal republic’s most important election since reunification in 1990 ...
Global News22d
Elon Musk calls for Germany to ‘move beyond’ Nazi guilt at far-right rally
Tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance during Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, as thousands of ...
Sky3d
Mother and two-year-old daughter die after car ramming attack in Germany
The 37-year-old mother from the city and her daughter are the first deaths from the incident, German police said on Saturday. Police said at least 36 people were injured on Thursday morning when a ...
Wall Street Journal23d
Germany’s Economic Model Is Broken, and No One Has a Plan B
INGOLSTADT, Germany—Christian Scharpf, the mayor of this city of 140,000, Germany’s second richest, is looking for ways to save close to €100 million. Carmaker Audi, headquartered here ...
CNN24d
Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party
American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest ...
MSNBC22d
Elon Musk addresses far-right crowd in Germany after backlash over salutes, Nazi puns
On the heels of the backlash to his gestures at a Donald Trump inauguration event and his attempts to make Nazi-related jokes on X, Elon Musk told supporters of Germany’s far-right party on ...
The Economist6d
Can Friedrich Merz save Germany—and Europe?
GERMANY IS THE hole at the heart of Europe. It accounts for a quarter of the European Union’s output but it has been in recession for the past two years—and this year risks being the third ...
dw29d
Donald Trump shakes up German politics
While leading German politicians fear the worst from Trump's second presidency, German parties are taking very different approaches to him. The nationalist AfD is delighted — and was even ...
dw22d
German economy in crisis: What can the next government do?
Two years into an economic recession, German businesses are sounding the alarm and demanding no less than a complete overhaul of economic policy after February's election. Lower energy costs ...