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German politicians furious at von der Leyen over new EU-US trade deal

German businesses and politicians are shocked by the customs deal that EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen negotiated with the US president, seen as potentially damaging to Germany's economy.

Euronews

‘It’s time for us to be louder’: Germany’s Pride parades face up to rise in attacks

Christopher Street Day event organisers urge vigilance amid increase in abuse from rightwing extremists

The Guardian - UK

German politician admits drawing swastika on ballot paper

Using the swastika is illegal in Germany

The Independent UK

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Anti-AfD protesters interrupt Alice Weidel interview live on German TV

Broadcaster to take precautions in future after whistling, shouting and music leave parts of exchange inaudible

The Guardian - UK

Protesters drown out live interview with far-right AfD party leader Alice Weidel

Far-right leader Alice Weidel's scheduled "summer interview" was drowned out by raucous demonstrators.

Euronews

Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago – we’re still at it

Abortion is criminalised and stigmatised – and now the right has found a new female scapegoat in its US-style war on bodily autonomy, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK

Germany Presses Ahead With Deportations To Afghanistan

Germany said Friday it had deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes to their Taliban-controlled homeland, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government looks to signal a hard line on immigration.

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Brickbat: Not Hiring

Officials in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate announced they will ban members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party… The post Brickbat: Not Hiring appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Musk’s giant Tesla factory casts shadow on lives in a quiet corner of Germany

Politics of carmaker’s owner has soured sentiments in Grünheide, south-east of Berlin, where the factory promised jobs and revitalisation

The Guardian - UK

Germany's AfD accuses Chancellor Merz of election fraud as it bids to reform image

Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other parties in the Bundestag are willing to cooperate with it.

Euronews

‘Rightwing extremist’ German magazine wins court battle against ban

Far-right AfD party welcomes ruling, which sets high bar for any future government crackdown

The Guardian - UK

German court rules government ban on far-right Compact magazine not justified

The court ruled that the ban on Compact magazine, imposed last year by the previous government, was not justified.

Euronews

The politics of blame: Accusing immigrants won’t solve Germany’s antisemitism problem

In response to a report on the virulence of antisemitism in Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently cast the blame on attitudes held by immigrants.

The Conversation

20,000 Right-wing extremists in Alternative for Germany main Opposition party, warn spy chiefs

In Britain, MI5 is also dealing with a growing number of threats from Right-wing extremism

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The Independent UK

Thousands of extremists IDed within far-right party

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The Independent UK

Germany’s main opposition party harbouring 20,000 extremists, says spy agency

The number of identified extremists within the AfD surged 77 per cent in 2024

The Guardian - UK

A free flat for a fortnight: the German city offering perks to fight depopulation

Eisenhüttenstadt, once a socialist vision but now at risk of becoming a ghost town, seeks to ditch its far-right image

Euronews

Europe’s right caught in wake of broken Trump-Musk bromance

If the spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk escalates, where will Europe's right-wing and far-right parties stand?

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The Guardian - UK

‘Rust in peace’: why are Germany’s bridges and schools falling apart?

Bridge collapses caused by underinvestment are being seized on by the far right as evidence of ‘state failure’

The Conversation

Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting elite universities

Violent antisemitism in the U.S. isn’t limited to the far right wing of the political spectrum. This was tragically obvious in two recent events – the June 1, 2025, attack using Molotov cocktails to burn participants in a Boulder, Colorado, march supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza, and the murders of…

International Business Times

Musk's Most Memorable Moments As Trump's Advisor

Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president's signature spending bill.

The Guardian - UK

Germany trumpets its reckoning with its Nazi past – except when it’s inconvenient

From a media prize with a dubious pedigree to the horrors of Gaza, the establishment forgets and remembers what suits it best, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein

Radio France Internationale

Can Europe withstand the ripple effect of the MAGA political wave?

Célia Belin of the European Council on Foreign Relations tells RFI that Donald Trump’s administration is treating Europe less as a partner and more as a rival. In backing nationalist movements and undermining multilateral institutions, it is exporting a political mode of operation that risks fracturing European unity.

The Conversation

New chancellor, old constraints: Germany’s Friedrich Merz will have a hard time freeing the country from its self-imposed shackles

Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, as he prepared to lose the “in-waiting” qualifier from his title as German chancellor.

Euronews

Fact check: What are the German coalition’s plans to clamp down on disinformation?

Misleading claims that the "black-red" coalition government led by Friedrich Merz is set to introduce "censorship laws" under a "Ministry of Truth" are circulating online. Euroverify fact-checks.

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