comment by Roland PreussThe AfD has lived up to its name in a twisted way. Since it was founded ten years ago, it has been offering alternatives to the other parties in the Bundestag. The spectrum now ranges from a radically tough asylum policy and a pro-Russian stance in the Ukraine war to rejection of the energy transition, which is said to bring economic downfall to Germans. Seen in this way, the party redeems its claim to offer answers that...
From Benjamin von BrackelThe earthquake in the border region between Turkey and Syria was so strong that even in Germany the ground rose and fell by up to five millimeters. The seismograms show this without a doubt. The region on the Turkish-Syrian border is considered one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. In this crumple zone, several tectonic plates meet, which push past each other, get stuck with each other and build up tension - which eventually...
Witch Hunt in Russia Food blogger sentenced to nine years in prison for talking about the crimes in Bucha Veronika Belotserkovskaya was sentenced to nine years for her stance against Russia's war in Ukraine © Screenshot Instagram Veronika Belotserkovskaya In Russia, the fight against regime critics is ongoing. The verdicts for alleged "forgeries" intended to discredit Moscow's armed forces are piling up. It was not an opposition politician who received the highest penalty, but a food blogger. Moscow's notorious Basmanny...
A man now 50 years old appears from Monday before the Assizes of Gard. He is accused of having voluntarily killed his ex-companion, a homeless like him, who had announced to him shortly before his decision to leave him.The body of the victim was found on August 29, 2014 on the railway in Manduel, a town in the Gard located about ten kilometers from Nîmes, mutilated after the passage of a train.Investigators had initially considered suicide, but the autopsy revealed...
Gundula Gause Why she has had the same hairstyle for 30 years Gundula Gause with her signature bob. © imago/Horst Galuschka 30 years of "heute journal", 30 years of the same hairstyle. Of course, Gundula Gause also has to talk about her trademark for the anniversary. Gundula Gause (57) has been moderating the "heute journal" for 30 years. During that time, she not only stayed true to ZDF, but also to her hairstyle. Since February 8, 1993, the journalist has...
Witch Hunt in Russia Food blogger sentenced to nine years in prison for reporting on the crimes in Bucha Veronika Belotserkovskaya was sentenced to nine years for her stance against Russia's war in Ukraine © Screenshot Instagram Veronika Belotserkovskaya In Russia, the fight against regime critics is ongoing. The verdicts for alleged "forgeries" intended to discredit Moscow's armed forces are piling up. It was not an opposition politician who received the highest penalty, but a food blogger. Moscow's notorious Basmanny...
Status: 06.02.2023 10:28 a.m Ten years after it was founded, the AfD has established itself in the German party system. Hardly any of the original founders are still there. In terms of content, the party has moved further and further to the right. By Jim-Bob Nickschas, ARD Capital Studio A key moment in the emergence of the AfD was March 25, 2010. In Brussels, the then Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to an EU rescue package for Greece and later said...
For the party's anniversary, four AfD MEPs are targeting their boss Nicolaus Fest. In writing, they overwhelm him with accusations and threaten to vote him out. And that may not be the end of the affair. The Alternative for Germany was founded on February 6, 2013, and ten years later the party can claim to have survived the dispute between the right and the extreme right. The AfD is firmly on course with the founder of "Flugel" Björn Höcke. At...
10 years AfD Kühnert calls for differentiation from the AfD SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert calls for a clear demarcation from the AfD. photo © Sebastian Willnow/dpa The AfD is celebrating its tenth anniversary today. SPD general secretary emphasizes: The "pariah among the parties" must continue to have no political effect. The "firewall to the blue-brown edge" must be in place. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the AfD, SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert called for a clear...
The question of when a milestone anniversary has never been answered conclusively - but five years are often reason enough to celebrate at least a little. However, it is not to be expected that the corks will be popped this year on the fifth anniversary of the takeover of one of the most valuable areas in the district town. Because the development of the wood brewery property sold in 2018 is not progressing - it is completely unclear when something...
