Angela Merkel Archives - Page 17 of 17

Rise of the German far-Right: How the 2015 migrant crisis sparked a backlash that has seen AfD grow

February 20, 2020 by Read Sector

Germany has been at the centre of a resurgence in far-right politics across Europe which has seen the AfD seize a record number of seats in parliament, an attack on a synagogue and a politician murdered. The swing towards the right began in 2015 when Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the borders to migrants crossing the … Read more

A German sweetie! If you like marzipan, you’ll love Lubeck

April 24, 2019 by

There must be something in the water of the river Trave that encircles Lubeck. This tiny delight of a medieval city, an hour from Hamburg, has produced three Nobel Prize-winners: the writers Thomas Mann and Günter Grass, and the former German Chancellor Willy Brandt. It’s so alluring that, in 1705, J. S. Bach walked 250 … Read more