Fake flight tickets target migrants ahead of German election

found 2025 › Feb › 20 (Thu) @ 19:35 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Fake tickets for a one-way flight out of Germany for undocumented migrants have been handed out by the far-right AfD.

All eyes on far-right AfD in German election rocked by violence and US interference

found 2025 › Feb › 20 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Extremists tipped for second place after shifting debate to immigration and crime and winning endorsements from Musk and Vance

In the tumultuous German election campaign, which has been rocked by jaw-…

Germany's AfD at risk of millions in fines over alleged illegal donation

found 2025 › Feb › 19 (Wed) @ 20:59 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

The AfD received €2.35 million from Gerhard Dingler, allegedly funnelled through him by billionaire Henning Conle, risking a €7 million fine if confirmed.

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 08:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality

The rise of the far-right could speed up the population decline of Europe, projections show, creating economic shocks inclu…

‘The lurch to the right scares me’: could the left surprise in German election?

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 06:32 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Amid Elon Musk’s meddling on behalf of the AfD, the Linke is gaining strong support from women and young voters

As the world’s richest person meddles at will on behalf of the far right in the German e…

The new world order is exactly what it looks like. Are we too frozen with fear to name it? | Zoe Williams

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 21:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The truth is paralysing. But after JD Vance met the far-right leader Alice Weidel in Germany, it is time to be clear about what we are seeing

JD Vance’s decision, while in Germany, to meet the far-rig…

AfD leader blasts politicians for 'excluding millions of voters' who want migration tackled in heated TV debate as hard-right party is set to achieve record success in German election amid support from US and surge in terrorism

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 13:34 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Alice Weidel praised US Vice President JD Vance for his comments calling on Germany to drop its decades-long taboo of having the far right in government.

Germany’s Merz again rules out coalition with far right, but opens door to center-left parties

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 10:32 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Signaling a pivot, Germany's likely next chancellor suggested he'd consider governing with the center left — but not the AfD or the liberals.

Alice Weidel, Germany’s most vilified—and powerful—female politician

found 2025 › Feb › 15 (Sat) @ 17:44 UTC

a story from The Economist › Europe

The hard-right AfD co-leader’s popularity (and that of her party) increased as she became more radical

Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel

found 2025 › Feb › 15 (Sat) @ 09:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

US vice-president’s speech and meeting with Germany’s AfD chief signal administration’s wider plans for continent

The Trump administration is making a big bet on Europe’s hard right.

Speaking at a conf…