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Monday briefing: Why Germany’s far right AfD is thriving despite scandal

In today’s newsletter: Politicians from Germany’s rightwing AfD party have been exposed for plotting with extremists – but will they be banned, or could it see support rise?

The Guardian - UK

What’s behind mass protests against Germany’s far-right AfD party?

‘Nazis, no thank you’ and ‘It feels like 1933, AfD ban now!’ reads some of the banners at protests across the country.

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the rise of the far right

Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is Now," "Against Hate" and "Defend Democracy."

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Britain and Germany unite in calling for Ukraine’s allies to provide Kyiv with weapons

Rishi Sunak and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz 'agreed on the importance of allies continuing to support Ukraine’s defence', said No10

Evening Standard

Germany’s parliament approves easing citizenship laws

Legislation allows people to be eligible for citizenship after five years, opens up possibility of dual nationalities.

Al Jazeera

'Silent Majority' Marches Against Germany's Far-right AfD

Revelations that members of Germany's far-right AfD discussed mass deportation plans are pushing tens of thousands of people to protest and sparking debate on whether the anti-immigrant party should be banned.

International Business Times

Turmoil in Germany over neo-Nazi mass deportation meeting – explained

Revelation that members of AfD met with extremists to discuss removing asylum seekers has sparked days of protests

The Guardian - UK

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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

Can Europe’s new ‘conservative left’ persuade voters to abandon the far right?

Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party aims to transform German politics – but like its peers across western Europe, it may struggle, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

The Guardian - UK

A wary world girds for Donald Trump’s return to the White House

When Estonia’s much-fêted prime minister, Kaja Kallas, went to Washington in November, she didn’t just meet with White House officials. She also made sure to talk to key allies of Donald Trump.

The Times of India

The Guardian view on Germany’s far right: it’s penetrating the mainstream

Editorial: Recent revelations confirm that dangerously extreme forces are at work in the Alternative für Deutschland party, which lies second in the polls

The Guardian - UK

German Farmers Round Off Week Of Angry Protests In Berlin

Thousands of angry farmers descended on Berlin with their tractors and loudly booed a government minister on Monday, rounding off a week of nationwide protests against plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture.

International Business Times

Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy

Farmers join a rally in the German capital demanding a rethink of the government’s plan to end fuel tax break.

Al Jazeera

German Economy Shrank In 2023 On Energy, Export Woes

The German economy shrank slightly in 2023, official data showed Monday, as costly energy, high interest rates and cooling foreign demand took their toll on Europe's export giant.

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The Independent UK

Columns of tractors gather in Berlin for the climax of a week of protests by farmers

Columns of tractors are rolling into Berlin as farmers gather for the climax of a week of demonstrations against a plan to scrap tax breaks on the diesel they use

The Independent UK

Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting

Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz warns of extremists stoking rage as farmers protest and discontent is high

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is calling for calm and a readiness to accept compromises as the country faces protests by farmers angry about a plan to cut their fuel subsidies

Fortune

Europe's largest economy, struggling to pull itself out of recession, hit with rail strikes and farmers' protests to start 2024

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is slipping in polls, while a surging far-right party is backing the protesting farmers, who are losing some of their precious subsidies.

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The Guardian - UK

Scholz urges unity against far right after mass deportation ‘masterplan’ revealed

German chancellor condemns ‘fanatics with assimilation fantasies’ after reports about AfD meeting

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz condemns alleged plot by far-right groups to deport millions if they take power

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply condemned alleged plans by members of far-right groups who supposedly met recently at a mansion outside Berlin to devise a plot to deport millions of immigrants, even those with German citizenship, if the groups take power

The Independent UK

Germany approves the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softer approach

The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening of its hard line of recent years toward arms exports to the kingdom

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on strikes and protests in Germany: this is no time for austerity

Editorial: Olaf Scholz needs a new economic approach to heal divisions in a country renowned for its consensual politics

The Independent UK

Number of asylum seekers in Germany jumps 50 per cent in a year to 350,000

‘We protect people from war and terror... On the other hand, those who do not need protection must also leave our country,’ Interior Minister Nancy Faeser says

The Independent UK

Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51% in a year

The number of people applying for asylum in Germany rose to 351,915 in 2023, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before

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

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