https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/uk-closer-eu-relations-burnham-4519 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T21:05:49.284Z The United Kingdom is seeking closer ties with the EU under Burnham. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/iran-war-inflation-germany-low-income-4518 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T21:05:00.474Z Inflation: Price increases from the Iran war hit low-income households especially hard https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/italy-germany-migrant-returns-dispute-4511 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T20:26:18.997Z Meloni puts the brakes on Germany’s plan for migrant returns to Italy: “It is premature” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/german-seaports-drone-defense-plan-4510 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T20:25:24.593Z Drone defense in ports: Association chief executive presents ten-point plan. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/eu-sanctions-smuggling-gangs-crackdown-4509 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T20:24:40.608Z “We want to put them out of business”: Brussels steps up the fight against smuggling gangs. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/eu-ukraine-loan-cost-uncertainty-4508 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T20:22:39.649Z Exclusive: €90 billion loan for Ukraine – Brussels doesn’t know who will pay in the end https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-italy-dublin-transfer-dispute-4502 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T19:53:44.534Z Germany plans to deport a woman from Somalia to Italy: Could this spark a dispute between Meloni and Merz? https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/saxony-anhalt-poll-afd-bsw-kingmaker-4499 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T19:18:42.099Z New poll ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt election: BSW could become the AfD’s kingmaker. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/plauen-protest-anti-government-far-right-4489 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T16:22:15.021Z 10,000 people demonstrate in Plauen against the government. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/record-heat-bund-urges-federal-government-4485 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T16:13:24.307Z BUND: Record heat must be a “wake-up call” for the German federal government. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/drone-dna-leipzig-airport-security-4484 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T16:12:25.648Z DNA was found on a drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/pension-reform-de-facto-cut-dispute-4483 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T16:11:41.466Z Schwesig accuses the government of a "de facto pension cut," dismissing criticism as a "threat scenario." https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/weber-deportation-centers-africa-eu-migration-4477 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T14:19:18.008Z EPP leader Manfred Weber is calling for deportation centers in Africa. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/critique-scientism-faith-science-4478 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T14:18:31.399Z Peter Strohschneider criticizes an uncritical “faith in science” — the belief that science produces “true facts.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/insa-poll-saxony-anhalt-afd-leads-cdu-4475 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T14:17:06.752Z An INSA poll puts the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt 20 percentage points ahead of the CDU. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-criticism-hardship-family-reunification-visas-4473 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T14:16:29.293Z SPD criticizes the hardship rule for family reunification as unacceptable. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/saxony-anhalt-poll-afd-42-bsw-kingmaker-4472 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T14:15:42.462Z A poll puts the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt at 42%. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/klingbeil-withdraws-association-tax-plans-4471 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T14:15:02.002Z Lars Klingbeil has withdrawn proposed tax changes affecting clubs and associations. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-mayor-poll-stefan-evers-leads-4452 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:50:08.287Z CDU candidate Stefan Evers would lead in a hypothetical direct election for Berlin’s mayor. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/german-military-airport-drone-protection-4450 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:34:55.342Z Daniel Günther calls for deploying the Bundeswehr at airports to protect against drones. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/economist-radical-defense-procurement-overhaul-4449 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:33:43.785Z A leading economist is calling for a radical overhaul of defense procurement. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-criticizes-family-reunification-rules-4448 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:32:55.316Z Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) says the country’s family reunification rules are too strict. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-28-percent-greens-13-poll-4447 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:32:13.142Z The AfD rises to 28 percent in the poll, while the Greens fall one percentage point to 13 percent. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/pistorius-defense-investments-ai-criticism-4446 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:31:37.355Z Economist Moritz Schularick accuses German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius of misguided investment priorities. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/tschentscher-tax-policy-shift-4445 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:30:41.756Z Peter Tschentscher calls for a change of course in tax policy. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/merz-fall-agenda-pensions-care-elections-4443 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:29:56.975Z German politician Friedrich Merz faces a packed agenda this fall, including pensions, long-term care, and elections. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/customs-seizure-unclear-origin-assets-4444 CoreNoda en 2026-08-10T07:29:16.007Z Under a proposed law, Germany’s customs authority would be able to seize assets of unclear origin. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/syria-russia-tartus-hmeimim-bases-agreement-4415 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T21:32:06.650Z Syria and Russia have agreed on the future of the Tartus and Hmeimim bases on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-ban-campaign-fulda-gff-4414 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T21:29:47.343Z The association “Fulda stellt sich quer” is launching a campaign for a ban on the AfD. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-ban-proceedings-protests-germany-4413 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T21:28:56.839Z Thousands take to the streets for ban proceedings against the AfD. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-spd-krach-expropriation-debate-4408 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T20:41:57.601Z Berlin SPD candidate Steffen Krach plays on the idea of expropriation. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spain-italy-border-controls-travelers-turned-back-4406 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T20:41:05.315Z Spain has refused entry to the first travelers arriving from Italy. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-income-tax-reform-dispute-4405 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T20:40:12.698Z The CDU has a “rendezvous with reality.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/bavaria-repatriation-costs-ansbach-mass-shooter-4404 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T20:39:24.253Z Merkur: Bavaria cannot recover the roughly €195,000 cost of returning the Ansbach attacker from Colombia. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/left-leader-pantisano-cdu-support-saxony-anhalt-4403 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T20:38:30.101Z Die Linke co-leader Luigi Pantisano does not rule out supporting the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-expropriation-large-housing-companies-4402 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T20:37:37.336Z Luigi Pantisano insists on bringing large housing companies in Berlin into public ownership. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-prosperity-deceptive-globalization-dependence-4376 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T11:38:54.642Z Berghoff describes Germany’s prosperity as historically unique but deceptive. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/dobrindt-drone-security-research-expansion-4374 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T11:38:15.804Z Dobrindt wants to expand research on drone security. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/jerusalem-cafe-shabbat-clashes-charedim-4373 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T11:37:31.427Z There was a clash between Haredim and secular Israelis over a café. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-criticism-family-reunification-hardship-rule-4372 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T11:36:45.622Z SPD politicians criticize the hardship rule for family reunification for people granted subsidiary protection as too strict. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/lower-saxony-spd-candidate-exclusions-democracy-controversy-4364 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:12:29.635Z German columnist Jan Fleischhauer claims the SPD in Lower Saxony is “burying democracy.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-italy-asylum-transfer-eu-rules-4363 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:11:41.673Z Merkur: Germany “means business” as it prepares to transfer a 22-year-old asylum seeker from Bavaria to Italy. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/rheinmetall-ceo-papperger-personal-protection-4362 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:10:51.628Z Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger receives extensive personal protection because of a heightened threat level. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/transport-minister-rail-bonuses-punctuality-4361 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:10:03.162Z Germany’s Transport Minister Steffen Bilger wants to tie Deutsche Bahn executives’ bonuses more closely to punctuality targets. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/opposition-to-abolishing-retirement-at-63-4360 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:09:13.056Z INSA poll: 68% oppose abolishing Germany’s “Rente mit 63” early-retirement rule. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-water-distribution-storage-issues-4359 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:08:29.245Z UFZ researcher Markus Weitere: Germany has a problem with water distribution. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-mecklenburg-vorpommern-single-party-government-goal-4358 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:07:31.059Z The AfD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reaffirms its goal of forming a single-party government after the state election in September. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-afd-cooperation-ban-saxony-anhalt-4357 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:06:43.418Z Thorsten Frei says the CDU would not tolerate cooperation with the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-rent-gouging-rent-police-plan-4356 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:05:59.708Z Berlin SPD lead candidate Steffen Krach plans to deploy about 100 “rent police” inspectors against rent gouging. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/plauen-protest-new-elections-demands-4355 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:05:14.858Z Plauen protest: 10,000 demand resignation of German government. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/social-media-teen-protection-age-limits-4354 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:03:41.017Z Karin Prien calls for stronger protection for 13- to 18-year-olds on social media. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/corporate-tax-exemption-cut-associations-4353 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:02:47.938Z Draft: Corporate income-tax allowance for certain associations would fall from €5,000 to €1,000. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/income-tax-reform-draft-bracket-creep-4352 CoreNoda en 2026-08-09T10:02:02.065Z A first draft of Germany’s income tax reform currently includes no additional offset for bracket creep.