Germany

ANDREW ANGLI A lot of people in East Germany still support Russia. You know – they had a relationship, historically. Furthermore, a lot of Germans actually read and know what is going on in the world. The problem is, they’re afraid to say it, because it is very hurtful to them to be called Nazis. RT: Opposition groups from the both sides of the political spectrum held demonstrations across Germany as the country marked Unity Day on Tuesday. Several rallies criticized government policies, including arms shipments to Ukraine. … Protesters held banners urging accountability for government officials, including Chancellor Olaf Scholtz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. German government policies criticized by the protestors included continued arms deliveries to U...

Brakes on energy prices have been driving government expenditure, official data shows © Getty Images / dorioconnell The German government budget deficit surged to €42.1 billion ($45.4 billion) in the first half of 2023 amid Berlin’s efforts to rein in inflation and energy prices, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Friday. According to preliminary data, the figure was €37.6 billion higher than in the first half of 2022, a nearly tenfold increase. When measured against the gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices, the deficit ratio was 2.1%. According to Destatis, government revenue amounted to €917.2 billion in the reporting period, while expenditure was €959.3 billion. The latter spiked sharply since last year, by 7.7%, largely due to the...

The majority of respondents believe the nation’s officials are unable to fulfill their duties, a new survey shows FILE PHOTO. ©  Global Look Press / dpa / Soeren Stache Trust in the state has fallen to record lows in Germany and most of the population thinks their officials are simply incapable of doing their job, a new survey commissioned by the nation’s biggest public sector employee union shows. The number of people who believe that the state is ‘overwhelmed’ with the tasks it is facing has reached 69%, the poll (conducted by the Forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical Analysis) indicates. The number of people who still trust the abilities of their public officials has fallen by two percentage points, in comparison to the previous year, and amoun...

A recent survey indicated that most supporters of the three parties of the ruling coalition are unhappy ©  Getty Images / Nikada The majority of Germans are unimpressed by the performance of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, a recent poll has shown. Dissatisfaction with the ruling traffic light coalition is apparently prevalent even among the voters who support the three constituent parties. According to the survey conducted by Institut Forsa and published on Tuesday, 77% of respondents said they were somewhat or completely dissatisfied with the government. The study found that 52% of SPD party voters, the political force that Chancellor Scholz belongs to, are dissatisfied. Among Green Party and Free Democratic Party supporters, which make up the rest of the r...

As the economic crisis deepens and political panic spreads, the future of a unified European imperialist block is looking ever more shaky. Proletarian writers Subscribe to our  channel The economic crisis in Europe, exacerbated and accelerated by self-defeating sanctions against the cheap Russian energy which has fuelled the continent’s industry for decades, threatens to destroy the much-vaunted ‘unity’ of the EU, as each member struggles for its own survival. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1369387279&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true The combination of overproduction crisis and soaring fuel prices is putting the German economy under such intolerable pressure t...