Never before has a German government been this unpopular after only one year in office as that of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The far-right AfD is benefiting from this.
Germany: AfD benefits from discontent with Merz's government
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Fri 09:05 - DW All
Germany news: Far-right AfD ahead of Merz's conservatives
Fri 09:05 - DW Top
Germany news: Far-right AfD ahead of Merz's conservatives
Sun 04:00 - Financial Times
Germany’s far right at odds over conscription
Sun 13:50 - DW All
Germany News: Neighbor attacked for pounding schnitzel too loudly
Sun 13:50 - DW Top
Germany News: Neighbor attacked for pounding schnitzel too loudly
Sun 15:40 - HLN (BE)
German police called after neighbor dispute over schnitzel
Tue 07:54 - DW All
Germany news: Trial to start in Istanbul over tourist deaths
Tue 07:54 - DW Top
Germany news: Trial to start in Istanbul over tourist deaths
Tue 07:54 - DW All
Germany news: Trial starts in Istanbul over tourist deaths
Tue 07:54 - DW Top
Germany news: Trial starts in Istanbul over tourist deaths
Tue 17:04 - Euronews
Six stand trial in Istanbul over insecticide poisoning deaths of Turkish-German family
Tue 18:03 - Euronews
German police launch mass raids of 50 premises to smash Syrian trafficking ring
Wed 05:36 - Al-Monitor
Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge
Wed 16:16 - Financial Times
German chancellor Merz defends industry against EU climate policy
Thu 09:55 - DW All
Germany news: Bavarian police arrest suspected spies
Thu 09:55 - DW Top
Germany news: Bavarian police arrest suspected spies
Thu 17:51 - Financial Times
The welcome return of German military might
Fri 10:08 - DW All
German economy growth forecasts halved
Fri 10:08 - DW Top
German economy growth forecasts halved
Sun 07:54 - DW All
Is Germany's pension system still secure?
Sun 07:54 - DW Top
Is Germany's pension system still secure?
Sun 09:46 - DW All
Queer as folk: The gay scandal that shook the German Empire
Sun 09:46 - DW Top
Queer as folk: The gay scandal that shook the German Empire
Sun 11:46 - DW All
Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service
Sun 11:46 - DW Top
Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service
Sun 11:46 - DW
Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service
Sun 12:24 - DW All
Merz sparks debate on Germany's pension system
Sun 12:24 - DW Top
Merz sparks debate on Germany's pension system
Mon 08:34 - DW All
Germany news: Rise in young people refusing military service
Mon 08:34 - DW Top
Germany news: Rise in young people refusing military service
Mon 11:55 - Middle East Eye
Germany's Merz questions US strategy in Iran war, says nation 'humiliated'
Mon 12:54 - Al Jazeera English
‘Clearly stronger’: Germany’s Merz says Iran ‘humiliated’ US in its war
Mon 14:48 - The Hill
German Chancellor Merz says US 'being humiliated' by Iran
Mon 15:41 - Al Jazeera English
Germany’s Merz says US has no strategy in Iran war
Mon 16:26 - Washington Examiner
German chancellor says US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran
Mon 17:16 - Financial Times
US being ‘humiliated’ by Iran, says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Mon 17:26 - The Guardian
German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt
Mon 18:24 - The Guardian
US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz
Tue 06:10 - DW All
Germany news: Major raids carried out against Hells Angels
Tue 06:10 - DW Top
Germany news: Major raids carried out against Hells Angels
Tue 16:39 - Financial Times
Germany to accelerate defence spending well ahead of Nato deadline
Tue 16:54 - Euronews
German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale stranded off Baltic coast passes key hurdle
Wed 08:58 - Euronews
Mega elevator deal: Finnish lift maker Kone acquires German rival TKE in €29.4bn deal
Wed 11:09 - DW All
Why Germany wants a seat at the UN Security Council
Wed 11:09 - DW Top
Why Germany wants a seat at the UN Security Council
Wed 13:22 - Financial Times
German and Spanish inflation rises less than expected in April
Wed 14:04 - Politico EU
German finance minister doesn’t rule out emergency borrowing as ‘Trump’s irresponsible war’ bites
Thu 05:00 - Euronews
Europe’s tax divide: Why Germany and France tax labour far more than the UK
Thu 13:07 - DW All
Study busts myth: German 'spring fatigue' doesn't exist
Thu 13:07 - DW Top
Study busts myth: German 'spring fatigue' doesn't exist
Fri 00:15 - Middle East Eye
German lawmaker says 'trust in this White House' not the same
Sat 01:47 - Middle East Eye
German minister pushes oil firms to lower pump prices
Sat 08:36 - Al-Monitor
US troop drawback underlines European defence responsibility, German minister says
Sat 10:40 - Politico EU
Germany’s Pistorius plays down US troop cut, stresses Europe’s defense push
Sat 10:45 - DW All
Germany news: US troop pullout 'expected' — Pistorius
Sat 10:45 - DW Top
Germany news: US troop pullout 'expected' — Pistorius
Sat 11:24 - Tagesschau
According to Pistorius, the withdrawal of US soldiers was foreseeable
Sat 19:54 - DW All
Trump vows to cut US troops stationed in Germany 'way down'
Sat 19:54 - DW Top
Trump vows to cut US troops stationed in Germany 'way down'
Sun 08:39 - DW All
Germany news: Majority thinks coalition government doomed — survey
Sun 08:39 - DW Top
Germany news: Majority thinks coalition government doomed — survey
Sun 23:02 - DW All
Merz 'not giving up' on Germany's relationship with US
Sun 23:02 - DW Top
Merz 'not giving up' on Germany's relationship with US
Mon 02:06 - Middle East Eye
Merz says no US Tomahawk deployment in Germany
Mon 23:10 - The Hill
German defense ministry: No 'definitive cancellation' of US Tomahawk deployment
Tue 08:19 - DW All
Germany news: Leipzig ramming suspect to appear in court
Tue 08:19 - DW Top
Germany news: Leipzig ramming suspect to appear in court
Tue 16:37 - Fox News
German officials warn Islamist, far-left rhetoric driving spike in antisemitic attacks
Wed 08:32 - DW
Germany news: Far-right youth groups raided by police
Wed 08:32 - DW All
Germany news: Far-right youth groups raided by police
Wed 08:32 - DW Top
Germany news: Far-right youth groups raided by police
Wed 11:34 - BBC Europe
German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups
Wed 16:45 - DW All
Germany cracks down on neo-Nazi networks
Wed 16:45 - DW Top
Germany cracks down on neo-Nazi networks
Thu 08:20 - DW
Germany news: Coalition at odds over pay rises for MPs
Thu 08:20 - DW All
Germany news: Coalition at odds over pay rises for MPs
Thu 08:20 - DW Top
Germany news: Coalition at odds over pay rises for MPs
Thu 10:00 - Euronews
German business magnate Reinhold Würth warns of 'deindustrialisation spiral'
Thu 18:13 - BBC Europe
Trump's 'irresponsible war' to blame for economic slowdown, German minister says
Fri 09:22 - DW All
Hostage situation unfolds at German bank
Fri 09:22 - DW Top
Hostage situation unfolds at German bank
Fri 09:50 - Sky News (UK)
Hostages taken as police and special forces surround German bank
Fri 10:34 - DW All
Germany news: Exports jump higher than expected
Fri 10:34 - DW Top
Germany news: Exports jump higher than expected
Fri 10:40 - DW All
Germany: AfD benefits from discontent with Merz's government
Fri 10:40 - DW Top
Germany: AfD benefits from discontent with Merz's government