Tag: Germany

Germany Disbands Expert Group on Political Islamism
By September 15, 2022 Read More →

Germany Disbands Expert Group on Political Islamism

Germany’s coalition government has dissolved an expert working group on political Islamism — opting instead to fight “Islamophobia.” The move has angered and alarmed those who warn that Islamism is spreading unabated in Germany, especially among young people in schools and on social media.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany, in Historic Reversal, Abandons Pro-Putin Russia Policy
By March 1, 2022 Read More →

Germany, in Historic Reversal, Abandons Pro-Putin Russia Policy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a paradigm shift in German defense and energy policies in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He said that Germany will substantially increase defense spending and take immediate measures to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Germany’s New Government: Business as Usual with China
By December 31, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s New Government: Business as Usual with China

Germany’s new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has had his first telephone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Scholz, who succeeded Angela Merkel on December 8, pledged to strengthen economic ties with China, but failed to mention human rights or the destruction of democracy in Hong Kong.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Germany’s Coalition Agreement
By November 30, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Coalition Agreement

The three parties planning to form a new federal government in Germany have presented a coalition agreement that is to serve as a pre-agreed policy roadmap for the next four years.

Posted in: Europe, Germany
European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality
By November 7, 2021 Read More →

European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality

European federalists seeking to transform the 27-member European Union into a European superstate — a so-called United States of Europe — have revived a decades-old proposal to build a European army.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Europe Braces for Tsunami of Afghan Migrants
By August 26, 2021 Read More →

Europe Braces for Tsunami of Afghan Migrants

The Taliban conquest of Afghanistan is poised to trigger an unprecedented wave of Afghan migration to Europe, which is bracing for the arrival of potentially hundreds of thousands — possibly even millions — of refugees and migrants from the war-torn country.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
Europe: Mass Protests Against Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports’
By August 12, 2021 Read More →

Europe: Mass Protests Against Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports’

Protests are erupting in cities across Europe in response to government efforts to impose so-called Covid passports, documents that show proof of immunization against Covid-19.

Posted in: Coronavirus, Europe
Biden Administration “Surrenders” to Germany on Russian Gas Pipeline
By August 4, 2021 Read More →

Biden Administration “Surrenders” to Germany on Russian Gas Pipeline

The Biden administration has reached an agreement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that allows for the completion of a controversial natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany.

Posted in: Energy, Geopolitics
EU’s Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves
By July 21, 2021 Read More →

EU’s Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves

The Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU’s highest court, has ruled that private sector employers within the 27-member bloc are legally entitled to prohibit their employees from wearing Islamic headscarves at the workplace.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany’s Ban of the Hamas Flag: “A Superficial Measure”
By July 1, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Ban of the Hamas Flag: “A Superficial Measure”

The German Parliament has amended Germany’s Criminal Code to ban the flag of Hamas, the terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany’s Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish not German
By June 21, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish not German

The Turkish neo-fascist movement “Ülkücü” (Turkish for Idealism) — popularly known as Grey Wolves — now has at least 11,000 active members in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany’s Failed Hezbollah Ban
By June 16, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Failed Hezbollah Ban

One year after Germany banned Hezbollah from operating on its soil, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite terrorist group’s presence in Germany is stronger than ever.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe