
Only 530 Recruits Join German Military Under New Voluntary Scheme
Only a fraction of the nearly 300,000 18-year-olds contacted under Germany’s new recruitment programme have signed up.

Only a fraction of the nearly 300,000 18-year-olds contacted under Germany’s new recruitment programme have signed up.

The socialist SPD wants all migrants—including those in Germany illegally—to stay, while the CDU is now pushing for remigration, fearing that continued inaction will drive even more voters to the AfD.

The “Projekt M1illion” demonstration demanded new elections along with a new migration and energy policy.

Public sentiment toward the federal government is particularly negative, with only 12% of respondents saying they are satisfied with Friedrich Merz’s cabinet.

By missing out on a two-year UN term, the Federal Republic has dealt another blow to the prestige of beleaguered chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Fines for insulting Chancellor Friedrich Merz on social media have renewed criticism of Germany’s Section 188 law.

This year’s Merz government subsidy for purchasers seems to be the driving force behind a recent uptick in EV sales.

With Merz’s poll numbers collapsing, figures inside the CDU are reportedly discussing possible successors.

Under a new proposal, accession countries would join the Union without an initial power of veto over foreign policy or otherwise unanimous decisions.

The German chancellor’s proposal of a special form of ‘association’to integrate Ukraine into EU structures is received with scepticism in Brussels.