Politics

In most of Germany's federal states, the Easter vacation just ended. It's back to school for some 370,000 pupils in Berlin alone. Masks will not be needed anymore, but Corona tests are mandatory.

In Berlin, not a day goes by without verbal attacks against Chancellor Scholz in regard to his approach on Ukraine. In some cases, one short statement by a…

Chancellor Scholz is being criticized from all sides for not delivering heavy weapons to Ukraine, even though Germany is helping the country in many ways. The…

Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach believes the Corona situation will improve during the summer, but not as far as it did last summer. His prediction for the next fall does not sound good at all.

After a video conference with his colleagues in partner states and the heads of NATO and the European Union, Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented on the question of…

The Easter holidays would have been less interesting without the latest discussion that is going on in Berlin. In an interview, Germany's Health Minister Karl…

In the 1980s, West Germany's peace movement demanded an end to the arms race between the Warsaw Pact and the West. Today, less than two months after Russia launched its attack against Ukraine, it protested against NATO. Is today's peace movement misguided?

The argument within the German government about heavy weapons for Ukraine may have been resolved. According to the ARD radio and TV network, Germany will be…

In Germany, a dance ban is in place. In some states, it applies today only, in others longer than that. This is about respecting religious sentiments. Almost…

In regard to the question whether heavy weapons should be sent to Ukraine, the pressure on Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz is mounting. A group of German MPs wants the government to provide those weapons. Ukraine itself wants them too. Why is Scholz hesitant?