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Germany is set to overhaul its unemployment system... again
Will 'Basic Income Support' continue helping the people who currently receive 'Bürgergeld'?
Oct 15
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Rachel Stern
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The Bundeswehr should play a bigger role in defending against drones
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called the increase in drone sightings "a threat to our security." So why can't Germany's military have greater…
Oct 11
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Rachel Stern
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Why German officials are talking to the Taliban
A German delegation just spent several days in the Afghan capital
Oct 8
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Jörg Luyken
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Up in smoke: What's next for Germany's legalisation of cannabis?
A new report shows that the partial legalisation of marijuana a year and a half ago hasn't had the effect the last government had hoped for.
Oct 1
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Rachel Stern
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The death of domestic aviation
Flying is once again becoming a luxury only the wealthy can afford — a situation brought about by deliberate policies pursued by the political left.
Oct 4
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Jörg Luyken
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The AfD paradox
Jan 16
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Jörg Luyken
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Time to bring back military conscription
Mar 9
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Jörg Luyken
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The fall of the Wall
Jan 26
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Jörg Luyken
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‘The school system in Germany is still quite unequal’
Sep 13
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Rachel Stern
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Why Germany is so reluctant to clamp down on smoking. And what it's got to do with Hitler.
Smoking cigarettes at places with a lot of kids around has long been taboo other countries. But not in Germany.
Sep 27
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Rachel Stern
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Are the SPD about to take the axe to the welfare state?
This newsletter in a 5 minute read.
Sep 24
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Jörg Luyken
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A German pro-life rally in the shadow of the Kirk murder
Would the death of the US conservative activist find an echo in Germany's pro-life movement?
Sep 21
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Jörg Luyken
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A bellwether of broader national struggles?
After the Social Democrats slumped to defeat in local elections in their west German heartlands, are we about to witness a repeat of the Scholz years?
Sep 17
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Rachel Stern
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‘The school system in Germany is still quite unequal’
We spoke with a prominent German education researcher about schools in Germany, and how they can be improved, especially for kids from diverse…
Sep 13
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Rachel Stern
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The 'political prisoner' the German media would prefer to forget
German media ignored a protest leader's wrongful prosecution, alternative outlets thrived.
Sep 6
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Jörg Luyken
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The resurrection of the German car industry
Are BMW et al. about to prove the doubters wrong?
Sep 10
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Jörg Luyken
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The 'bullshit' row over Germany’s social state
Germany’s coalition was trying to make up and get along... but then someone dropped an English swearword in reference to the chancellor.
Sep 3
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Rachel Stern
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‘We won't surrender to fear’: Inside the Israeli-Palestinian restaurant struggling to survive in Berlin
A decade since its opening, and three years since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks, one of Berlin's best known hummus restaurants faces closure…
Aug 30
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Rachel Stern
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10 years of 'wir schaffen das'
Was Merkel right to open Germany's borders to refugees?
Aug 27
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Jörg Luyken
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