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People gather in front of the town hall to attend the rally "Frankfurt stands up for democracy" against the AfD and right wing extremism in Frankfurt, Germany, February 5, 2024
THE German government has announced a new set of measures to fight the surge of the far right.
This follows weeks of massive protests across Germany after the country was shocked by revelations that senior members of the far right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) and neonazi influencers held a secret meeting and allegedly discussed plans for mass deportations.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the protests had been "an encouragement and a mandate" to act politically.
JOHN GREEN argues that the spreading practice of closing bank account without proof of criminality is an infringement of an elementary human right
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
The cancelled China trip of the German Foreign Minister marks a break with Helmut Schmidt’s China policy and drives Germany further into Washington’s confrontation course, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
