Top German politicians have reacted with relief after the release of further hostages from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants on Thursday. “Arbel Yehud and Gadi Moses are free, both German-Israeli citizens. We are relieved and rejoice with all the hostages who have returned today,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a post on X.

Hungarian right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday expressed his pleasure after a controversial motion on migration reforms passed in the German parliament with votes from the far right. “Good morning, Germany,” Orbán wrote on X in German. He added in English, “Welcome to the club!” The Hungarian leader ha

Germany will maintain temporary checks on its borders “until external border protection really takes effect,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Thursday. Faeser was in Warsaw at a meeting of EU home affairs ministers to discuss migration policy, one day after the German parliament backed plans for tighter rules, including turning a

A stack of two-euro coins stands on various euro banknotes. The German economy shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, as gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.2%, final figures released by the Federal Statistical Office show. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa The German economy shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, [&

The commander of the German military’s newly established Operational Command, Alexander Sollfrank, warned in an interview on Thursday of increasing Russian attempts to disrupt life in Germany. There have been “intrusion attempts” into facilities of the Bundeswehr, as Germany’s military is known, as well as drone sightings ov