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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured a stronghold in the recent Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania election, highlighting how Europe’s energy crisis is influencing political landscapes. With major elections approaching in France and Italy, rising fuel prices are propelling populist agendas across the continent.
Germany’s final state elections have significantly altered the political landscape, with the Left party securing 25.7% of the vote in Berlin, while the AfD leads in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 38.2%. The CDU faced heavy losses, and SPD’s Manuela Schwesig could remain in office despite the AfD’s success.
Germans will vote on Sunday in two pivotal state elections that could impact Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s leadership. In Berlin, the Christian Democratic Union faces off against Die Linke amid concerns over housing, while the Social Democratic Party confronts the far-right Alternative for Germany in Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania.
Germany recorded just 61,300 new asylum applications in the first half of 2025, almost half the volume compared with 121,426 in H1 2024.
On a drive to strengthen the EU, especially with the threat of Trump’s growing allies within the union, who won’t allow a stronger EU.
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France and Germany have joined forces in calling for a measured yet assertive EU response to proposed U.S. tariffs on aircraft and aircraft parts, part of Washington’s broader 20% levies on EU imports.
Eurostar plans to introduce direct services from London to Frankfurt and Geneva by the early 2030s, with journeys taking approximately five to five and a half hours.
An Iraqi national is charged with attempted manslaughter after allegedly driving into a crowd in Passau, injuring five, including his wife and daughter.
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