Politics

The Federal Republic of Germany will not charge luxury taxes on sanitary products anymore, including tampons, sanitary napkins and similar products. In 2020, the tampon tax will decrease by 12 percent.

The Berlin Bundestag discussed the fall of the Berlin Wall today, which happened three decades ago tomorrow. Representatives of all parties shared views and…

After rediscovering his past as a G.I. who was stationed in Germany during the Cold War, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now in Berlin for the more official…

In several federal states, German police have searched homes and interrogated suspects in a large operation against hate speech, including threats and incitement. The Federal Criminal Police Office coordinated the action.

The Chief Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, criticized German courts on Sunday, for not identifying antisemitism in several cases. The…

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Delhi today, for consultations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government. The trip gave her an…

The German Taxpayers Federation has released its annual 'black book' about cases in which the Federal Republic or its federal states have wasted taxpayers' money. The damage amounts to hundreds of millions of Euro.

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder awarded Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Theodor Herzl Award on Monday. He said she was "the symbol of all that is…

The results of yesterday's state legislature elections in Thuringia, a federal state in eastern Germany, have sent shockwaves throughout the country. The big…

Bodo Ramelow, the Chief Minister (governor) of Thuringia, a federal state in eastern Germany, won important elections today. His party 'The Left' got 29.5 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll. But forming a government coalition will not be easy.