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Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party is under fire. On Wednesday, an advisor to the AfD's lead candidate in European elections Maximilian Krah was arrested and sacked for allegedly spying for the Chinese government. Krah has strongly denied being involved with the espionage, vowing to still stand in the upcoming European Parliament elections - just six weeks away. This is the second time in a month the anti-immigrant party has faced corruption allegations, with the AfD's second EU candidate Petr Bystron denying accusations he took €20,000 to spread Kremlin propaganda. "A...
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Petr Bystron, who is second on Alternative for Germany's (AfD) candidate list for the European parliament elections in June, denies allegations that claim he took money to spread pro-Russian information. Bystron is being accused of accepting 25,000 euros from the pro-Russian network Voice of Europe. He says the accusations are part of a "defamation campaign." AfD’s co-chairperson, Tino Chrupalla, downplayed the allegations in the German parliament on Tuesday. "The presumption of innocence also applies to Peter Bystron. We are talking about suspicions, allegations. Currently, there is no eviden...
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Germany has partially legalised the possession of marijuana with new legislation taking effect on April 1. Public possession of 25g of cannabis is decriminalised and people will be allowed to possess up to 50g of cannabis at home and cultivate three plants. The new law, however, bans advertising for marijuana and prohibits consumption by minors or in front of minors. Smoking will also be banned within 200 metres of schools, playgrounds, and sports fields. Smoking marijuana in "pedestrian zones" between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm is also prohibited. From July, the law allows for non-commercial cannabi...
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Germany aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, despite being one of Europe's biggest polluters. The powerhouse economy is also the third largest in the world after the US and China, however, Gross Domestic Profit shrank 0.3 per cent in 2023. According to the German government, real GDP is forecast to increase just 0.2 per cent in 2024 and 1.2 per cent in 2025. Following a period of sluggish growth, the country fought to keep inflation down but can the Bundestag balance economic and climate policies? Euronews reporter, Olivia Stroud, spoke with Germany's Vice-Chancellor and Federal Mi...
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Germany’s Health Minister has joined TikTok, arguing that the Germany government needs to catch up with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) who enjoy a large following on the controversial platform. ‘’Revolution via TikTok starts today’’ said Karl Lauterbach, recording his first video in the background of the public broadcaster ARD. The SPD politician justified the move in an interview with t-online magazine, saying that he wanted to create a presence on the platform to oppose the AfD, which currently has 409,600 TikTok followers. ''We cannot simply leave the platform for the youth to ...
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After months of what appeared to be an effective stalemate, a new narrative of the Ukrainian conflict is setting in: unless the West both expands and speeds up its support for the Ukrainian military, Russia could soon have a major window of opportunity. And with the US House of Representatives still yet to clear a new package of American military aid, European NATO allies are moving to ramp up their contributions to the war effort. But not all of them are on the same page – and the continent's largest economy is suddenly looking like a major political and strategic problem for both Ukraine and...
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Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced she aims to make it easier to track the finances of right-wing extremist groups. Faeser also plans to establish an "early recognition unit" focusing on detecting far-right and foreign disinformation campaigns as early as possible. “German right-wing extremists and foreign autocrats have one thing in common: They want to stoke rage and divide, above all through disinformation,” the minister said. She pointed to fake accounts and increasingly AI-generated photos and videos as a problem. The “early recognition unit," based at the Interior Ministr...
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For many, Germany is the land of immigration. More than three million refugees and asylum seekers live there, which is more than in any other European country. Some migrants are attracted by the high demand for skilled workers and Germany's generous benefits. But last year, asylum applications increased by more than 50 per cent. The migrant reception system went into crisis mode. The far right, amid growing consensus, accused the government of failing to get to grips with the increase in arrivals. As a consequence, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a historic turn and tightened immigration me...
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It was March 2017 when Claudia Hohmann, director of the Pro Familia family planning centre in Frankfurt, saw anti-abortion demonstrators show up with signs and flyers outside the door of her workplace for the very first time. “The pro-life movement calls them vigils, as their purpose is to prevent people from having abortions and ‘save’ children,” she told Euronews. “Since then, the vigils in front of our centre take place twice a year for forty days.” The Pro Familia centre headed by for the past nine years Hohmann sits in a quiet, wealthy area of west Frankfurt, near the city’s botanical gar...
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