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Push To End Veto Power Of Single EU Member States
Germany’s Foreign Minister has argued that individual EU member states’ right to veto paralyses the EU and must be abolished.
German World Cup Team Protest Against Qatar’s Rights Record
Before their 2022 World Cup qualifying victory Thursday, Germany’s players wore T-shirts to express solidarity for Qatari migrant workers.
Fascism and its Contemporary Meaning
The alarm has been sounded about the return of fascism. Understanding fascism is important to determine if these concerns are justified.
Friedrich Ebert At 150: Germany’s Pioneer Of Democracy
150 years after Friedrich Ebert’s birth Germany is today a stable democracy. But democracy’s foundations must not be taken for granted.
Germany Remembers Dawn Of Democracy In Reichstag
The Reichstag was conceived as a kind of fig leaf for popular participation but never really was from the start due to self-confident lawmakers.
Merkel’s Preferred Successor Says Won’t Seek Post Before 2021
Chancellor Merkel’s preferred successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said Sunday that she would not seek the top job before Merkel’s term ends in 2021.
Daimler Says It Has No Idea How Kim Jong Un Got His Limos
German automaker Daimler, which makes armored limousines used by N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says it has no idea where he got them .
Germany Criticizes Turkey’s Treatment of Foreign Journalists
Germany criticizes Turkey’s treatment of foreign journalists saying that such actions were “not compatible with our understanding of press freedom.”
Syrian Director Posed as Extremist to Film Documentary on Jihadists
Syrian-German director of Oscar-nominated documentary posed as extremist to film Jihadists to better understand what led to extremism in his home country.