(Photo: Bernd Schwabe/Wikimedia Commons) During the recent parliamentary election campaign on February 23, the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany intervened twice in political debates.

The decisions made by the new Bundestag will determine whether Europe moves toward stronger unity and security, or risks ...

He said: “This is a political timebomb leading to an economic earthquake. Germany is effectively rigging its own system to allow borrowing on a scale never seen before. Once you remove ...

The seal was first spotted by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's marine experts during a recent seal survey. The move alters the German constitution, allowing the country to increase its military spending.

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(Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP) BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Greens, whose support is needed for the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and draw up a huge ...

Germany entered the 2020s grappling with both domestic political turbulence and a series of external crises beyond its control. The decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing Germany to confront ...

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The relief is because, despite the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany or AfD Party, it is still not in a position to win elections or prevent the largest parties from forming a ...