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AfD leader ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, says German Social Democrats head

Lars Klingbeil warns far-right party’s discussions of mass deportation sparked fear for millions across country

The Guardian - UK

AfD plans to turn Germany into authoritarian state, vice-chancellor warns

Robert Habeck tacitly backs calls to ban far-right party after it participated in meeting to discuss mass deportations

The Guardian - UK

‘The mood is heating up’: Germany fears strikes will play into hands of far right

Angry protests by farmers, hauliers and railway workers risk being exploited by populists such as Alternative für Deutschland

The Guardian - UK

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Germany Bids Farewell To Political Heavyweight Schaeuble

Wolfgang Schaeuble, a leading figure in German politics for decades and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, was laid to rest Friday after dying at the age of 81.

International Business Times

How the inaugural class of a historically Black college is tackling medical inequity

Charles R Drew is training 60 students to serve communities where underinvestment has led to health inequities

The Guardian - US

Berlin’s plan for driverless magnetic trains derided by climate groups

Local government proposal to revive 1980s M-Bahn described as energy-hogging and vain fantasy project

The Guardian - UK

Serbian elections took place under ‘unjust conditions,’ international observers say – as it happened

Day after Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory, concerns raised over vote-buying and ballot box stuffing

The Guardian - UK

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CDU seeks to win back German voters with its own Rwanda asylum plan

Official says party favours sending refugees to third countries such as Rwanda for application processing

The Guardian - UK

Germany has narrowly swerved budget disaster – but its debt taboo still threatens Europe

The ‘debt brake’ is enshrined in Germany’s constitution. A month-long crisis shows it’s time to abandon this political myth, says Shahin Vallée of the German Council for Foreign Relations

The Guardian - UK

German heat pump rollout at risk as government suspends climate subsidies

Move could also undermine nine funding programmes, covering schemes from energy efficient homes to cargo bikes provision

The Guardian - UK

In Germany, the anti-immigrant left is on the rise. Will it hold back the far right – or help it?

Well-known MP Sahra Wagenknecht has announced plans for a new party that could shift the fragile balance of German politics, says Berlin-based writer Peter Kuras

The Guardian - UK

Two German state elections expected to bring wins for conservative national opposition

Two German states are holding elections at the halfway mark of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular national government

The Independent UK

Criticisms of Obamas (Including Racist Ones), Plus Other Speech, Didn't Qualify as Race-Based Workplace Harassment

So holds an Eleventh Circuit panel; Judge Andrew Brasher's concurring opinion that notes the potential First Amendment problems with imposing liability for such speech.

Reason

From France to Italy, Hungary to Sweden, voting intentions track the far-right's rise in Europe

A little over a year since leader of Fratelli d'Italia Georgia Meloni rose to power in Italy, the latest data spells out a clear message: she is not the only ultraright politician surfing on voters’ anxieties. In fact, we may be entering a new cycle of far-right extremism across the…

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The Guardian - UK

German politics has a built-in firewall against the far right. It’s beginning to crack

Germany is far more resilient to populism than its European neighbours, says John Kampfner, author of In Search of Berlin

The Hindu

Germany eases naturalisation process with new draft of Citizenship Law amid criticism from Opposition

Germany's Cabinet passes draft to change citizenship law, allowing non-EU citizens to have dual citizenship & reducing naturalisation period from 8 to 5 yrs. Criticism from CDU and CSU, but experts say it's a step in the right direction & will help attract skilled workers.

The Guardian - UK

Will Europe’s centre-right parties accept defeat or sell their souls to the hard right?

Progressive policies are at stake as conservatives attempt to forge alliances in the European parliament with extreme nationalists, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

European conservative parties are out of ideas, but absorbing the far right isn’t the answer

From Germany’s CDU to France’s Républicains, politicians are looking to fringe ideologies for revitalisation, says journalist Oliver Haynes

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The Independent UK

German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany has declared the European Union a “failed project” in its current form as it adopts its program for next June’s European Parliament election at its party convention in the eastern city of Magdeburg

The Independent UK

German opposition leader faces unease over comments on cooperation with far right

Germany’s opposition leader is insisting that there will be no “cooperation” at the local level between his party and the far-right Alternative for Germany after his suggestion that they might somehow work together drew unease within his own conservative bloc

The Guardian - UK

German centre-right leader retreats from remarks about working with AfD

Friedrich Merz suggested his CDU was willing to cooperate with far-right party at local level, but rows back after outraged reaction

The Conversation

Germany’s far-right AfD makes key political gains as Olaf Scholz's governing coalition wobbles

Opinion polls and local election results currently make unhappy reading for Germany’s government. In fact, the consistently strong performance of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Europe’s largest member state (and arguably the member state with the best reasons to ward off a far-right challenge) is worrying for everyone.

Al Jazeera

What far-right AfD’s district election win means for Germany

Alternative for Germany’s victory leads to outpouring of despair and recrimination from other parties and civil groups.

The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics

Central Council of Jews says it is devastated by populist party’s first victory in eastern town of Sonneberg

The Guardian - UK

Caroline Lucas flagged by disinformation unit over Covid criticism

Exclusive: Green MP calls for inquiry after being named by government units after she criticised ministers

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