DW Politics

@dw_politics • 89,414 subscribers

Political news from the heart of Germany. Background info, analysis and opinions.

Shorts

89,663 views

67,739 views

42,966 views

21,393 views

Videos

sweetdream.ai

Watch Anya Live

Anya is streaming live right now! Join her private show and enjoy exclusive content.

Private Show

Join now for exclusive access

Free preview available • Premium content

2,179,793 views • 2 days ago

67,173 views • 8 days ago

8,084,108 views • 2 years ago

466,840 views • 2 months ago

2,249,445 views • 1 year ago

182,033 views • 2 months ago

1,350,199 views • 2 years ago

214,462 views • 4 months ago

930,023 views • 1 year ago

37,758 views • 23 days ago

102,176 views • 2 months ago

25,134 views • 21 days ago

110,930 views • 4 months ago

145,360 views • 6 months ago

126,484 views • 5 months ago

256,664 views • 1 year ago

83,225 views • 3 months ago

72,361 views • 4 months ago

86,321 views • 5 months ago

149,796 views • 1 year ago

Live Cam

DW Politics

Shorts

Israel should end hostilities in the Gaza Strip immediately, said Germany's foreign minister. Johann Wadephul also pressured Israel to start planning for a future of the territory that preserves Palestinian rights.

Chancellor Scholz has responded to an X post by Elon Musk in which the multi-billionaire said that "only the AfD could save Germany."

Merz: There's no way, AfD! Conservative chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz again says no to cooperation between his CDU/CSU and the far-right AfD party. The AfD is currently polling at second place, but so far all other parliamentary groups have ruled out any cooperation.

How does Germany react when the richest man in the world calls its chancellor a fool? After the coalition collapse, Elon Musk posted "Olaf ist ein Narr" ("Olaf is a fool") on X. The government's spokeswoman didn't seem too bothered.

Videos

Watch Anya Live

Germany has failed to win a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) secured 104 votes in the General Assembly, falling 23 short of the required two-thirds majority. It is the first time Germany has missed out on a rotating seat.

The recent Ebola case treated at Berlin's renowned Charité Hospital shows that Germany is insufficiently prepared for such incidents. The hospital's CEO says the country needs to boost its health security.

"The accusations being made against Israel are absurd." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Israel is acting in accordance with international law in defending itself against Hamas.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said the US-Israeli attacks on Iran are "a violation of international law."

US President Joe Biden has been awarded Germany's highest honor, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit at a ceremony in Berlin, on his farewell trip to Europe.

Germany's Chancellor expects 80% of Syrians in Germany to return to Syria within three years. That's what the Syrian president would like too, according to Merz. He also stressed that "those who live here and want to stay and are well integrated" can remain in Germany.

DW exclusive: This is the moment a Green politician was physically harassed and spat at in the eastern German city of Dresden. Yvonne Mosler was hanging posters on Tuesday when the incident happened.

European nations are starting to explore a shared nuclear umbrella. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the talks come as Germany faces renewed debate over whether it should develop its own nuclear defenses.

“I don’t like the style… but…” A senior figure in the German opposition CDU party says Germany could find “common interest” with a future President Donald Trump. Jens Spahn says he's at the Republican National Convention to network with Trump's team.

Cem Özdemir takes office as Baden-Württemberg’s premier — and makes political history in the process.

Green party politician Cem Özdemir has won a victory in state elections in Baden-Württemberg, meaning he is likely to become Germany's first state premier with migrant roots. So, who is he?

"I wouldn’t advise my own children to study or work in the US right now." That’s what German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a Catholic youth group on Friday. He said that his goal was to ease young people’s anxiety about their future in Germany.

Not your average day at the German chancellery: Friedrich Merz welcomed around 140 carnival revelers in a traditional yearly visit. The president of the German Carnival Association said he hoped to "give people a little break, a pause from worries, headlines, and deadlines."

From Berlin to Munich: Thousands of students take to the streets to protest Germany’s new military service law.

"The future of Greenland lies in the hands of the Greenlanders." This was the reaction from Germany's foreign ministry, following a post on X from the new US special envoy for Greenland, Jeff Landry. He said it was an honor to serve "to make Greenland a part of the US."

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Israel's current level of attacks on Gaza "can no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas terrorism."

“Shackled by guilt and shame”? Why asking Germans to forget the past is a non-starter. Two speeches in Munich that reveal the transatlantic divide.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expresses concern about the level of violence in the US in the wake of ICE raids in Minneapolis.

"We will not repeat the mistakes of 2014 by continuing to expose Ukraine to Russia's influence without security guarantees." Will Germany send troops to Ukraine? This was Chancellor Friedrich Merz's response after being asked "yes or no?" by AfD MP Markus Frohnmaier.

Watch German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s reaction after President Trump remarks that D-Day 'was not a pleasant day for you.'