Olaf scholz

‘He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby becomes a monster’

Whatever motivated the perpetrator to do what he did, his actions were an attack on an intrinsic Western institution

Will a February snap election bring about the change so many of them crave?

The country’s economy, Europe’s largest, is expected to contract for a second consecutive year in 2024

The short-term future looks rather bleak

Only one sector is growing: the state

However bogus the claims of migrants, once they’re in the EU it’s virtually impossible to deport them

Berlin’s economy ministry plans to downgrade its growth forecast for this year

At some point, German voters might ditch the mainstream parties for good

The politics of the EU have been increasingly at odds with those of some of its member states

The government may hit the panic button if the rise of the AfD cannot be halted

Berlin is a left-wing island surrounded by the sea of states of former East Germany, which are rapidly moving to the far right

The message to Scholz is clear: if he wants to toughen immigration policy, he’ll have to do it without the Greens

The opposition has accused Chancellor Scholz of playing party-political games with the war