https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/sweden-conservatives-sweden-democrats-cooperation-4292 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:43:10.202Z Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s Moderates want to govern with the Sweden Democrats — the opposition leads in current polls. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/greens-demand-transport-climate-measures-4291 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:42:13.808Z Germany’s Greens are calling on Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger to take stronger climate action in the transport sector. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/pension-reform-hardship-transition-rules-4287 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:23:08.149Z Thorsten Frei wants hardship and transition rules to soften the impact of Germany’s planned pension reform. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-id-card-printed-address-4286 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:22:17.712Z Germany’s Interior Ministry is considering removing the printed address from the national ID card. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-linke-wahlswiper-overlaps-saxony-anhalt-4284 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:21:19.486Z In the WahlSwiper voting guide for the Saxony-Anhalt state election, the AfD and Die Linke agree on 18 of 38 questions. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-criminal-justice-backlog-million-cases-4283 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:20:22.709Z Germany’s criminal justice system is overloaded, with more than one million criminal cases pending at prosecutors’ offices. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/early-retirement-eastern-germany-impact-4282 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:19:18.081Z Übelmesser: Penalty-free early retirement harms eastern Germany more than it helps. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/restaurants-vat-cut-not-passed-on-4281 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:18:01.204Z DEHOGA survey: 73.4% of surveyed food-service businesses did not lower their prices after Germany’s VAT cut. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-prepares-possible-civilian-service-4280 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:17:04.654Z The German federal government is preparing for a possible return of civilian alternative service for conscientious objectors. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-rules-out-afd-cooperation-saxony-anhalt-4279 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:16:16.832Z horsten Frei rules out cooperation between the center-right CDU and the right-wing AfD in Saxony-Anhalt. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/finance-ministry-plans-cut-association-tax-allowances-4278 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:15:25.951Z Media reports say Germany’s Finance Ministry plans to lower certain tax allowances for nonprofit associations. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-family-benefits-cuts-parental-allowance-4277 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:14:32.990Z The German federal government is planning restrictions on parental allowance and advance child-support payments. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/ai-chatbot-supergrok-political-recommendations-4276 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:12:32.561Z DIW analysis: SuperGrok rates an AfD-only government as the most effective option on many of the indicators examined. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/infratest-poll-government-dissatisfaction-reshuffle-4275 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:11:38.711Z Infratest dimap poll: 85% of respondents are critical of the German federal government’s performance. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-poll-left-leads-expropriation-debate-4274 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:10:35.110Z Die Linke leads Berlin poll, but housing nationalization demands hinder SPD coalition. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-halle-airport-drone-incident-police-search-4273 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:08:59.827Z Police search the north runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport for a possible second drone. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/national-security-council-leipzig-drone-response-4272 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:08:01.402Z Germany’s National Security Council convened Friday morning after criticism that it had not met sooner over the Leipzig/Halle Airport drone incident. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spain-italy-border-controls-ceuta-dispute-4271 CoreNoda en 2026-08-08T11:06:56.502Z Spain imposes border checks on travelers arriving from Italy after Italy refuses to lift its own checks on arrivals from Spain. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spain-italy-border-controls-dispute-4227 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T20:03:29.678Z Spain threatens Italy with countermeasures in a dispute over border controls. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/ceuta-unaccompanied-minors-beach-shelter-crisis-4226 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T20:02:37.024Z People are sleeping on the beach in Ceuta, Spain’s North African territory, while waiting for protection. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/rhineland-palatinate-truck-ban-suspension-low-water-4225 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T20:01:47.254Z Rhineland-Palatinate lifts Sunday truck restrictions due to low water on the Rhine. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/austrian-chancellor-apology-childcare-remark-4224 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T20:00:18.785Z Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker apologized after a remark about childcare. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/climate-action-top-priority-merz-4209 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T13:48:26.396Z Climate action must become a top priority. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-airport-drone-state-terrorism-4208 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T13:46:37.203Z German Green Party lawmaker Konstantin von Notz: "If a state directed the Leipzig/Halle drone attack, it would amount to state terrorism." https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spain-ultimatum-italy-border-controls-4205 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T13:03:55.702Z Spain demands that Italy end additional checks on travelers arriving from Spain. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/lower-saxony-candidate-exclusion-afd-scandal-4204 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T13:02:38.650Z German outlet Tichys Einblick calls AfD lawmaker Martin Sichert’s exclusion from a local election a “scandal.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-candidate-disqualifications-orwell-1984-4203 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T13:01:37.653Z German columnist Harald Martenstein compares the exclusion of AfD candidates to Orwell’s “1984.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/kowalczuk-afd-voters-called-fascists-4199 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:34:22.405Z German historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk says: “Anyone who votes for fascists is a fascist.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/neubauer-mueller-fossil-fuels-democracy-debate-4198 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:27:58.058Z German CDU lawmaker Sepp Müller accuses Luisa Neubauer of endangering democracy with her climate agenda. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/pension-reform-afd-cdu-saxony-anhalt-4196 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:26:22.640Z AfD makes pension reform a campaign issue as Saxony-Anhalt’s CDU premier opposes parts of the plan. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-halle-drone-attack-possible-act-of-war-4195 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:24:51.851Z German lawmaker Sebastian Fiedler: If Russia is behind the Leipzig/Halle drone attack, it could be an act of war. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/long-term-care-reform-plans-criticism-4194 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:23:57.979Z Germany’s long-term care reform plans are facing criticism. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/european-allies-patriot-systems-ukraine-4193 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:23:00.589Z Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann calls on European allies to provide more Patriot systems for Ukraine. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-security-gray-zone-war-peace-4191 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:21:10.412Z FOCUS Online commentary: “We are not in a shooting war, but we are no longer at peace either.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-halle-drone-serious-attack-4189 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T12:20:21.607Z Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office calls the Leipzig/Halle drone incident a serious attack on the country’s infrastructure. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-crypto-tax-holding-period-abolition-4174 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T06:20:36.945Z Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to abolish the one-year tax-free holding period for crypto assets. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/young-greens-supporter-government-gamble-money-4171 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:58:52.702Z A young supporter of Germany’s Green Party accuses the federal government of “gambling away” his money. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/rwe-trump-deal-offshore-wind-exit-4170 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:58:10.881Z German energy giant RWE strikes deal with Trump administration, drops U.S. offshore wind plans. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/thyssenkrupp-tk-accelis-spinoff-ipo-4168 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:56:42.345Z Thyssenkrupp CEO Miguel López plans to spin off its materials trading unit, tk accelis. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/us-15-percent-tariffs-polysilicon-4167 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:56:11.481Z The U.S. is imposing a 15% tariff on polysilicon imports to protect domestic industry. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/trump-attacks-abdul-el-sayed-left-wing-4166 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:54:02.349Z Trump attacks Abdul El-Sayed as part of the “radical left.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-seven-point-lead-union-poll-4164 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:52:45.946Z Germany’s AfD is 7 percentage points ahead of the CDU/CSU alliance. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/foiled-assassination-plot-drone-ceo-4163 CoreNoda en 2026-08-07T05:48:46.023Z Authorities reportedly foiled a plot to assassinate the head of a German drone manufacturer. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/saxony-anhalt-stable-government-spd-4137 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T19:36:43.024Z SPD lead candidate Armin Willingmann says: “A stable government in Saxony-Anhalt is possible only with the SPD.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-halle-airport-attempted-drone-attack-investigation-4136 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T19:34:47.475Z Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a suspected drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-premiers-retirement-63-shift-4129 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T19:04:50.491Z CDU state premiers Kretschmer, Schulze, and Voigt contradict their earlier positions on pension policy. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/ukraine-harvest-risk-black-sea-attacks-4128 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T19:02:59.783Z Ukraine’s agriculture minister warns that, in the worst case, the next harvest could fail. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-airport-bomb-discovery-russian-speculation-4127 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T19:01:00.421Z Der Spiegel writes: “The interior minister is keeping an unusually low profile.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-drone-threat-delayed-response-4126 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T18:59:26.179Z Drone expert Robert Geise says Germany has been slow to address the drone threat. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/austria-pay-transparency-directive-delay-4125 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T18:57:50.177Z The Greens criticize the Austrian government for delaying the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/merz-criticism-cdu-base-frustration-4124 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T18:55:41.173Z Frustration with Merz has reached the CDU’s rank and file. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/east-german-premiers-45-year-pension-4123 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T17:50:12.856Z East German state leaders take a page from Markus Söder’s playbook in the pension debate over 45 years of contributions. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/trump-attacks-senate-candidate-haitians-tps-end-4122 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T17:48:25.997Z Trump attacks Senate candidate; Haitians lose their protected status.