Photos held in a German archive reveal how barriers were tested to prevent East German citizens attempting to flee to freedom, even by killing them. 1 A vehicle smashes into a steel barrier at a ...
As Germany readies to mark 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell, one symbol of the former communist East has become an icon of reunification, seen by millions every time they cross a street.
"It's not just Germany, the whole world is currently divided when it comes to the Middle East conflict," says Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Center in Frankfurt. He's a ...
But the party is not attracting the same level of support across Germany, with most votes and recent electoral wins for the AfD coming from the formerly communist east of the country. It's the ...
The collaboration includes “Hemelrijk,” a limited series from writer-director Jim Taihuttu, who previously worked with both companies on “De Oost” (“The East”). The second project is a ...
With the re-election of former President Donald Trump to the White House and the collapse of the coalition government under German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany is bracing for an economically ...
Germany is set to hold a snap election on February 23 after an agreement was reached among parties in the country’s fractured parliament on Tuesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic ...
BERLIN — Germany is set for early elections in February following the collapse of its center-left coalition government last week, leaders of the parliamentary groups involved said Tuesday.
A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and ...
Germany’s biggest labor union struck a key wage agreement with employers that may raise pay for about 3.9 million workers and avert strikes in the country’s beleaguered manufacturing sector.
Germany's biggest political parties have agreed on a timetable leading to an early election in February after Chancellor Scholz's three-party governing coalition collapsed last week. DW has more ...