Politics

In Berlin, Markus Söder told the participants of a meeting of the 'Union' parties' Bundestag fractions, he would be willing to become candidate for Chancellor, if the CDU supports him. It was the first time he said so directly.

Professor Christian Karagiannidis of the organization ‘Divi Intensivregister’ is sounding the alarm. He says the occupancy rate in intensive care units at…

On April 19th, 2021, the German Greens will announce the name of their first candidate for Chancellor. It will have to be the party's co-chairperson Annalena…

In Germany, the government is preparing an amendment of the Infection Protection Act. The "emergency brake", which is supposed to be put in place in counties with high Incidences, might turn out to be stricter than the original adoption.

After the death of Prince Philip, Germany's Angela Merkel and other leading politicians expressed their condolences. The Chancellor said she was saddened by…

According to Germany's Robert Koch Institute, 25,464 new Coronavirus infections were registered within the past 24 hours. It is the highest number since January…

In the Federal Republic of Germany it is federalism that grants the federal states the right to decide about big questions on their own. According to the 'Bild' tabloid, Chancellor Angela Merkel now wants to change the Infection Protection Act in order to curb their decision power in regard to Corona policies.

In Berlin, the radical left is preparing its 'Revolutionary May 1st Protest'. Yet again, the city has to rely on its Police Department. Each year, the German…

While leading experts are demanding a strict lockdown that could break the third Coronavirus wave, the republic's First Ministers keep on discussing it. The…

In 1980, Franz Josef Strauss, the late chairman of the CSU, became candidate for Chancellor for the conservative 'Union'. In order to get there, he blackmailed his friends in Bonn. Forty-one years later, it will likely be the CSU's turn again. No blackmailing is necessary or intended this time.