Muhamad Yehia Friedrich Merz needed the support of two-thirds majority in parliament for his plan to unlock billions for defence and infrastructure spending. Germany’s parliament on Tuesday passed a historic bill unlocking a record level of state borrowing for defence and infrastructure through amending the country’s constitutionally enshrined fiscal rules. …
Read More »CDU in driver’s seat after German election but coalition might be necessary: Four key takeaways
Muhamad Yehia Germany’s election reshapes the political scene, with the far right and far left parties on the rise and coalition chaos and uncertainty for the minnows on the cards. Will CDU’s Merz be able to form a coalition until Easter? After tens of millions of Germans cast their ballots …
Read More »Tesla sales crash in Germany as CEO Musk continues political activism
Muhamad Yehia Sales plummeted in Germany after the billionaire expressed his support for the far-right in the country. Sales of Tesla electric vehicles also fell in France and the UK last month. Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla saw car sales drop by 59% year-on-year in Germany last month, according to the …
Read More »35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany’s border remain
Muhamad Yehia BERLIN (AP) — Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the Berlin Wall and other sections of the frontier. East Germany closed …
Read More »As a recent migrant to Germany I say this: the border clampdown is an insult to the values championed here
Muhamad Yehia Ilive in a small, quaint old town in north-west Germany, and every day I attend four hours of German and integration lessons. I attend because I am an immigrant: I am South African, and moved to Germany three months ago, along with my German husband and our children. These …
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