Irene Barley, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has stated that there should be a minimum age requirement for all products and activities that are addictive and potentially harmful, including social media platforms. She emphasized the importance of protection, suggesting that…
Georg Hackl, the legendary German luger and three-time Olympic champion, announced that he will not extend his contract with the Austrian luge team after the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina. Hackl, who is turning 60 next year, expressed his…
The German women’s handball team has arrived in Rotterdam, the new venue for the 2025 World Championship semifinals. Ahead of their semifinal match, the team remains indifferent about their upcoming opponent, which could be either France or Denmark. German national…
The European Union has postponed a decision regarding whether plant-based products can continue to use names traditionally associated with meat, such as “Veggie-Burger,” “Tofu-Wurst,” or “Soja-Schnitzel.” Negotiations between EU member states and the European Parliament failed to reach a consensus…
On December 10, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) held a joint press conference with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković at the German Chancellery in Berlin. The event marked Plenković’s official visit to Germany. Both leaders discussed bilateral relations and…
The German chemical industry is signaling a severe crisis with production, sales, and capacity utilization declining amid rising costs and regulatory pressures. Industry representatives report a ‘knockout’ scenario as traditional sites face threats; BASF has already shifted some production abroad,…
In many German debates, “integration” is treated as if it were a one-sided exam: newcomers are the candidates, the “natives” are the invisible jury. If you speak German without an accent, avoid complaining too much, never criticise government policy and…
We often talk about “the media” as if it were one unified actor with a single agenda. In reality, today’s media landscape is a battleground between two very different projects: a project of manufacturing fear and a project of building…
Our main public square today is no longer the marketplace – it is the smartphone screen. Through this screen, we follow the news, join discussions and, inevitably, run into hate speech and sometimes openly extremist content that justifies violence or…
When public debates in Germany turn to “extremism”, many people immediately think of Islamist terrorism. Media coverage and political campaigns often amplify this association. Yet, if we look at Germany’s own official documents, a different picture emerges: right-wing extremism is…
