Month: May 2025
Continued debates on how to proceed after AfD reclassification
(de-news.net) – Following the reclassification of the AfD as unequivocally right‐extremist by the domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, the debate regarding the handling of the party accelerated markedly. The Federal Minister of Justice, Volker Wissing, was reported to have endorsed the intelligence service’s…
Political debates after the AfD’s reclassification
(de-news.net) – The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, Germany’s domestic intelligence and security agency, has reclassified the AfD from a suspected right-wing extremist entity to one that is now confirmed as embodying right-wing extremist tendencies. According to corresponding media reports, officials explained that this revision was based…
Before the departure of Olaf Scholz as German Chancellor
(de-news.net) – Acting Federal Chancellor Scholz, addressing the Evangelical Church Congress in Hanover, has called upon the citizens of Germany to embrace both solidarity and optimism. Scholz asserted that engaging actively with the community makes a discernible difference. Reflecting on his tenure as head of…
Frei and Dobrinth confirm tightened border controls
(de-news.net) – Thorsten Frei (CDU), the designated Chancellor’s Office Minister, and Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), the designated Federal Interior Minister, have both announced measures to further control Germany’s external borders. Frei indicated that the forthcoming coalition government comprising CDU, CSU, and SPD would deploy additional federal…
