Merz’s Fantasy of Leading Europe Richard J. Schenk January 5, 2026 Eight months into his time in office, Germany’s chancellor has ceded strategy, leverage, and initiative to others.
Merz Government Continues Funding Left-Wing NGOs TEC News December 6, 2025 Millions of euros were allocated to these organisations in the 2025 budget despite CDU’s pre-election promise to overhaul the subsidies.
Bundestag Approves Voluntary Military Service for 18-Year-Olds TEC News December 5, 2025 As Berlin reshapes its defence policy, it is also battling tensions over a major pensions reform that could strain its fragile coalition.
Foreign Minors Account for Growing Share of Welfare Recipients in Germany Rebeka Kis November 24, 2025 About 35% of foreign children in the country now rely on citizen’s income, compared with just 7.3% of their German peers.
Germany’s False Generation War: How Boomer-Bashing Masks Political Failure Sabine Beppler-Spahl November 20, 2025 This dangerous nonsense plays into the hands of inept politicians incapable of solving the country’s pressing problems.
Chaos in Berlin as Merz Faces Revolt Over Pensions Plan Michael Curzon November 17, 2025 Younger CDU/CSU MPs are rejecting the SPD’s 48% pension level, the SPD won’t renegotiate, and the coalition is now paralysed.
Security Costs Shut Down Germany’s Christmas Markets Lukács Fux November 4, 2025 Following Islamist attacks in the past years in Berlin, Magdeburg, and Solingen, new security requirements impose exorbitant expenses on organizers.
Germany’s Migrant Crime Problem Is Out of Control Lauren Smith November 3, 2025 The tale of a failed asylum seeker known to the authorities committing crime has become an all too familiar occurrence.
CDU Faces Backlash for Supporting AfD Bridge Proposal TEC News October 31, 2025 Left-wing parties blasted Christian Democrat councillors for backing an AfD motion to build a bridge in northern Germany.
Desperation Grows in Berlin as Merz Coalition Faces ‘Brutal Polls’ TEC News / AFP October 31, 2025 With the right-wing populist AfD reaching record national support, pressure mounts on Chancellor Merz and his coalition.
