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Germany: Minister Seehofer Forbids Nazi Group ‘Combat 18’

Imanuel Marcus Jan 23, 2020

Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer just forbade the extremist right-wing group 'Combat 18'. Police raided homes of some of its members in six German provinces this morning.

Germany

Germany: Libya Conference Ends With Agreement

Imanuel Marcus Jan 19, 2020

The participants of the Libya Conference organized by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed on an international mechanism designed to end the hostilities…

Germany

Libya Conference in Berlin: Germany Wants Lasting Ceasefire…

Imanuel Marcus Jan 19, 2020

Today's Libya Conference in Germany brings together players with contrary positions. Therefore a cessation of hostilities and an arms embargo is the best the…

Germany

Organ Donation: Bundestag Rejects ‘Dissent Solution’

Imanuel Marcus Jan 16, 2020

After an emotional debate about organ donation, the Berlin Bundestag in the German capital dismissed the so-called 'dissent solution' Health Minister Jens Spahn had supported. The 'consent solution' won.

Germany

Germany: Shots Fired at MP’s Constituency Office in…

Imanuel Marcus Jan 15, 2020

In the German city of Halle, unknown criminals have fired shots at the window of the constituency office of Karamba Diaby, a member of the Berlin Bundestag. The…

Germany

Merkel Avoids Criticism During Visit to Moscow

Imanuel Marcus Jan 12, 2020

Angela Merkel's visit to Moscow was remarkable in one way: The German Chancellor did not criticize her host President Vladimir Putin, at least not publicly, in…

Features

Germany: Greens Celebrate 40th Anniversary in Berlin

Imanuel Marcus Jan 10, 2020

It has been 40 years since the Green party's foundation assembly in West Germany. In Berlin, Germany's President Steinmeier and countless Green personalities from past and present celebrated the anniversary.

Germany

Hamburg: First Mayor Peter Tschentscher’s Problem

Imanuel Marcus Jan 10, 2020

In Hamburg, the next state election is coming closer in big steps. First Mayor Peter Tschentscher, a Social Democrat, has a problem: His Green friends are…

Features

Germany: Is it Easy to be Green?

Imanuel Marcus Jan 9, 2020

The history of the German Greens is enlightening, but also dramatic. Forty years after the party's beginnings, it also shows what a tangible democracy is all…

Germany

Maas Condemns Iranian Attack, Germans Die in Teheran Plane Crash

Imanuel Marcus Jan 8, 2020

The German government in Berlin has condemned Iran's latest attack on U.S. forces in Iraq. Foreign Minister Maas said restraint needed to be exercised.

Politics