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.
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Germany: Meet Angela Merkel’s Second Successor
Armin Laschet, premier of North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, has been chosen as the new leader of the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is now in a position to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor after general elections this September.
Germany’s “Shameful” Two Years on the UN Security Council
During its two-year stint on the UN Security Council, Germany voted for dozens of resolutions — many of which smack of anti-Semitism — that singled out Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East.
German Court Rejects Attempt to Enshrine Sharia Law
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms of Muslims can be curtailed if public displays of religiosity endanger the ideological and religious neutrality of the state.
Germany: Infectious Diseases Spreading as Migrants Settle In
A tuberculosis scare has cast a renewed spotlight on the increased risk of migration-related infectious diseases in Germany.
Germany: Beginning of the End of the Merkel Era?
The election in Meck-Pomm was widely seen as a referendum on Merkel’s open-door migration policy.
