Category Germany

The leaders of Germany’s traditional parties are clearly nervous about the rise of populist parties. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured just over 30% of the vote in recent state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, which was partly attributed to the party’s…

When European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came to Dresden on August 20 for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new chipmaking factory she brough a gift of €5 billion ($5.58 billion) with her. It wasn’t actually a gift…