One of Germany’s main regional airports had to halt flights on Wednesday morning after climate activist protesters glued themselves to the tarmac. Cologne-Bonn Airport after said “unauthorised people” gained access…
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The Far Right is Winning Europe’s Immigration Debate
by Billy Hillby Billy HillMainstream parties are adopting increasingly radical positions—at their own expense. Mainstream parties across Europe are shifting their positions on immigration in hopes of impeding the rise of the far right. But…
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European Politicians Must Stop Exploiting Migrant Crisis: Rights Activists
by Billy Hillby Billy HillBERLIN Germany’s new measures to reduce irregular migration have prompted sharp criticism from refugees and human rights activists. The government has introduced temporary border checks this week at crossings with…
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Rising German Conservative Could Be Answer to Ousting Scholz
by Trevor Lambby Trevor Lamb(Bloomberg) — Two years out from Germany’s next national election, the debate about who the opposition conservatives should pick to run against Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz is heating up.…
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German Far-Left Activist Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Neo-Nazis
by Joel Fosterby Joel FosterA German court on Wednesday sentenced a far-left activist to over five years in prison for allegedly forming an illegal organization, and carrying out attacks against neo-Nazi figures in the…