In the last fortnight, Friedrich Merz’s party was beaten to first place in Berlin, pummelled in the polls in Saxony-Anhalt and pushed out of parliament altogether in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A lifeline for Merz is that no-one, within his own centre-right CDU party, is yet willing to challenge the chancellor openly despite persistent rumours of a
Germany is Europe’s, and therefore the eurozone currency’s, largest economy. It is the world’s largest single donor to Ukraine right now and it is the biggest net payer into the EU budget. When Germany’s finances are in trouble and the country turns inward because of a political crisis, the knock-on effect beyond its borders can
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will keep his ruling coalition together for the sake of his country’s “democratic future”, following resounding defeats for his party in two state elections. “We are determined to live up to the historic challenges our country is facing,” Merz said, referring to the coalition between his Christian Democratic Unionist
Value-driven Finnish outfit Gutsy Pictures headed by Marika Makaroff (“Moominvalley,” “L/Over”) has secured a greenlight from MTV Finland and added co-producers Zeitsprung in Germany and Götafilm in Sweden for the psycho-thriller “Dangerous Woman.” Already pre-bought by TV4 in Sweden, the six-parter created by Makaroff will be directed by the established Zaida Bergroth, credited for the
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a “destructive force” with a migration policy that amounts to “ethnic cleansing” for skilled workers. Merz was addressing the Bundestag in the aftermath of the anti-immigration party’s sweeping victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt where it won almost
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is “very, very close” to taking power, its deputy parliamentary leader has told the BBC, after a historic victory in elections for the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Sunday’s preliminary results show it fell three seats short of an outright majority, with 43.8% of the vote. It is now seeking
