It was supposed to be a light-hearted joke at the expense of the local taxman, who had just fined a grandfather-of-two 10 euros for missing a deadline.

The survey, conducted by the Forsa Institute, shows that support for the ruling coalition of the CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has fallen to a combined 37 percent. The AfD's support ...

Germany’s Struggle Against Political Suppression** Germany stands at a crossroads, with its democracy under fire from forces that threaten to sile ...

AfD increases its vote to 26%, while Chancellor Merz's approval ratings hit a new low of just 29%, down from 43% in June - ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc again slipped behind the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a voter poll, ...

Friedrich Merz has begun curbing irregular immigration and shaping foreign policy, while cracks are appearing in his ...

Alice Weidel said that Instead of childishly criticizing the Alaska meeting and claiming it’s insignificant, the German government should take a more mature stance ...

The western German city of Dortmund is taking the local chapter of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to court over ...

The fate of the chancellor, his coalition government and his traditionally conservative party all depends on how they counter ...

The agreement comes with a long-term cost of a loss of prestige and influence for the EU and a missed opportunity to take a greater role in global leadership ...