Tens of thousands of people protested across Germany on January 30 against the conservatives led by chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the ...
Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.
From Riesling and schnapps to frothing steins of beer, the Germans have long loved alcohol. But they are now drinking less than ever — and not just during Dry January.