Thousands of people have joined demonstrations in cities across Poland to protest against the new government’s attempts to take control of the country’s Constitutional Court in a lingering political row. The rallies against the actions of the month-old government formed by the ruling Law and Justice party were staged in more than 20 cities in different regions of Poland as well as in several cities... 

In a dramatic move, Germany is set to become the first western nation and NATO member to break ranks and begin cooperating with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and set up an intelligence agency branch in Damascus. Although there has been no official announcement, anonymous sources quoted in the German Bild newspaper, confirmed that the federal government is keen to establish a branch of its Federal... 

A Ghanaian Islamist living in Germany who fought with Islamic State has been telling the German authorities that the terrorist group is actively planning attacks in Germany and Europe. The man added that the jihadist organization is aggressively trying to swell its numbers. Harry S. was arrested in Bremen on July 20 after fleeing Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and returning home to Germany,... 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to “noticeably reduce” the number of refugees entering the European country after taking a lot of heat from the German population. At a congress of her conservative party, Christian Democrats Union (CDU), on Monday, Merkel said the German government will adopt specific policies to decrease the number of refugees who will arrive in the country. “This... 

Italy blocked the automatic EU sanctions extension against Russia. Why has namely Italy taken this initiative? Who can’t Italy share Libya with? And what does Renzi expect to obtain instead? – Pravda.Ru conducted an interview with Fabrizio Bertot, a well-known Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament. – Why has namely Italy gone the length of this initiative? –... 

A video clip shows German Green Party politician Stefanie von Berg giving a speech in which she celebrates the fact that mass migration will bring an end to German majority populations in cities within a few decades. “Our society will change,” asserts Von Berg. “Our city will change radically. I hold that in 20, 30 years there will no longer be (German) majority in our city.” “We will have... 

Volkswagen has uncovered yet another software problem affecting its vehicles’ fuel consumption. Volkswagen has uncovered yet another software problem affecting its vehicles’ fuel consumption, German media reported Thursday, adding to a massive pollution cheating scandal that has engulfed the auto giant. “Volkswagen has new software problems, including one that has a direct impact... 

Germany’s foreign ministry said that it considers the blackout of Crimea by extremist groups a criminal act. The blackout in Russia’s Crimea peninsula is a criminal act that must be investigated, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. The Crimean blackout began on Sunday, after Ukrainian extremist groups blew up power line pylons on the Ukrainian side of the border. The Ukrainian... 

German authorities covered up the fact that explosives were found during an attempted terror attack at a soccer stadium earlier this week, according to an eyewitness who was told to keep quiet about what he saw. Bild newspaper has published the testimony of a paramedic who saw an explosive device in an ambulance before the Germany vs Netherlands game which was canceled on Tuesday night after French... 

A hospital in Sigmaringen, Germany has been forced to hire security guards after numerous incidents in which migrants physically attacked nurses while they were receiving free healthcare. Schwäbische.de reports that the SRH Hospital in Sigmaringen took the precaution after 40 attacks on nurses in September alone, with nursing manager Silvia Stärk revealing that staff were “totally distressed”... 

Anti-refugee rhetoric has propelled the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to third place in the country, a fresh poll has revealed. According to a weekly survey by INSA, AfD would have received 10.5 percent of the vote if an election was held Wednesday. This means that the ultranationalist party has surged ahead of left-leaning parties the Greens and Die Linke (Left Party), which both... 

Open border policy likely to come under intense scrutiny after last night’s bloodshed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to the Paris massacre by calling for “tolerance” towards migrants and respect for “the right of everyone to seek his fortune and live,” as her policy of allowing in hundreds of thousands of refugees came under fresh scrutiny. “We believe in the right of everyone... 

In the coming years, Germany will drift away from its integrationist ideals in Europe and become more Eurosceptic in general, a Stratfor analysis report said. The German political shift would also change the country’s foreign policy priorities, making Berlin more distant from the United States and closer to Russia and its fluid energy market, the US intelligence company said. The change would... 

Germany has announced plans to give shorter residence permits to the Syrians arriving in the West European country as refugees, and deny them the right to be reunited with their families. In a Friday interview with Deutschlandradio, the national German public radio broadcaster, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the new measure is in line with those of other European Union (EU) governments,... 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the decisions of EU member states to close their borders for migrants could spark a war in the Balkans. “I do not want it to lead to military clashes,” said Merkel, speaking at a conference in Darmstadt. What contradictions was Merkel speaking about? Are there big problems in the Balkans that may start a war in the region? Pravda.Ru asked an...