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Germany

Exit polls indicate narrow lead for SPD in Brandenburg state election

Two exit polls indicated the ruling SPD party had secured a narrow lead in the Brandenburg state election by 6pm on Sunday evening.

22/09/2024

Germany

Brandenburg election campaign wraps up ahead of elections on Sunday

After strong showings in two other state elections in eastern Germany, the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) may very well overtake the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) in Brandenburg,

21/09/2024

Europe News

Will Brandenburg follow the far-right surge in eastern Germany?

The third and final eastern German state of Brandenburg heads to the polls in just a couple of days. With the government already adopting far-right policies in a bid to hold on to voters, how is the vote likely to play out?

19/09/2024

Germany

Far-right AfD in favour ahead of state elections in Brandenburg

Polls predict more success for the far-right AfD party in Brandenburg; weeks ago the party made massive gains in Thuringia and Saxony state elections.

14/09/2024

Germany

Teachers who called out far-right activities at school face threats

The two teachers say students greeted each other with Nazi salutes, threatened to beat up immigrant classmates and were homophobic and sexist.

25/07/2023

Destinations

What to see in Berlin beyond the Brandenburg Gate

Many tourists just stick to Berlin’s well-known central attractions.

10/04/2023

Germany

Berlin Airport wants 20,000 volunteers for dress rehearsals

CEO Lütke Daldrup says "the trial operation is an internationally established standard that will help us to open BER as smoothly as possible".

28/01/2020

Germany

Euroviews. The EU’s Far Right surge is unstoppable if we don’t transform how our democracies work ǀ View

Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, could well be the first major industrial power to fall in a global recession, triggering a Far Right victory that could have a domino effect across the EU.

04/09/2019

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Brandenburg Gate turns into giant Union Jack after the terror attack on London's Parliament

Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was illuminated in the colours of the Union Jack as a sign of German solidarity with the UK.

24/03/2017