https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/country/eu-germhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/08/blfz-j08.htmlThe E3, represented by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gathered in Downing Street and issued a joint five-point declaration.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:20:06 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7413109f-cb1a-4311-a57c-c8190be675aM/blfz-j08.html2026-06-08T19:20:06Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/08/nelt-j08.htmlIn April 2026, Stellantis announced elimination of 650 of the remaining 1,650 jobs at the Rüsselsheim, Germany development center, without hiring replacements, in open violation of an ongoing “Future Collective Bargaining Agreement.”Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:24:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/bd45d797-c1b9-4f37-a3ed-e9370c2e562A/nelt-j08.html2026-06-08T02:24:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/07/quhh-j07.htmlThe university is to be brought into line, critical voices are to be silenced, while the campus is being transformed into a military research facility and recruitment ground for war. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:45:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b0279c65-06e9-40ec-b114-ac577fdd1cfI/quhh-j07.html2026-06-07T22:45:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/06/wubr-j06.htmlGermany lost the vote for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to Portugal and Austria, reflecting growing global opposition to its imperialist foreign policy and militarism.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:19:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/848572a5-e7b1-4535-8522-2699ab3c3f1H/wubr-j06.html2026-06-06T03:19:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/05/ukra-j05.htmlAs shown by the latest Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia, NATO maneuvers in the Baltic Sea, and German-Ukrainian arms cooperation, NATO is de facto waging war against Russia and risking a nuclear catastrophe.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:09:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/19bedb79-f5e5-48d6-bc2d-9270d01776bD/ukra-j05.html2026-06-05T04:09:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/04/jdrp-j04.htmlThe European Parliament and EU states have agreed a new return regulation that abolishes the fundamental right to asylum and normalises collaboration with fascist parties.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:39:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/41a56a17-d163-4bff-87b5-70f1854dfa7H/jdrp-j04.html2026-06-04T04:39:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/04/yrut-j04.htmlStaff at over 50 hospitals across Germany recently protested against the government's planned cuts in the healthcare and nursing sectors, which threaten wages, working conditions and the existence of many hospitals.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:56:20 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/73ea0668-1a87-4ef1-8427-f846949994eJ/yrut-j04.html2026-06-04T00:56:20Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/82a7-j03.htmlThe meeting took place at a time when Bogdan’s trial is at a critical turning point. Two expert reports have now exposed the core of the charge—that Bogdan spreads Russian propaganda—as baseless.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:39:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b10e513f-46f3-4ef1-b379-388f36c41a5E/82a7-j03.html2026-06-03T01:39:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/pnef-j01.htmlEmployers' association Gesamtmetall is threatening the loss of 300,000 jobs in the metal and electrical industry. The consequences of the Iran war are being passed on to the working class through mass layoffs and social cuts.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:23:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d3a27f3d-bfef-4bca-b6d8-3325f4aed4eL/pnef-j01.html2026-06-01T19:23:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/aasr-j01.htmlThe German Council of Economic Experts is demanding deep cuts in social spending to pass the costs of the Iran war, rearmament and the enrichment of the rich onto the weakest in society.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:22:23 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5662cd9b-1a1c-499f-a8a4-b54c455b6daF/aasr-j01.html2026-06-01T04:22:23Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/29/axve-m29.htmlThe growing intensity of drone strikes between Ukraine and Russia has made incursions into neighbouring countries a regularity, presenting opportunities for the European leaders to warmonger.Fri, 29 May 2026 20:50:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9ff20b88-6c4a-4fa4-8392-6fed6fb457aI/axve-m29.html2026-05-29T20:50:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/29/rtyy-m29.htmlThe German government's friendly reception of Syrian Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and its plans to deport up to 80 percent of Syrian refugees have sparked massive fear among those who have sought asylum in Germany.Fri, 29 May 2026 03:33:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/aa7b52b9-0e5e-4674-a6e3-2251a65cf4dH/rtyy-m29.html2026-05-29T03:33:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/28/xoae-m28.htmlFor the first time, the “Sudeten German Day” gathering took place in Brno, in the Czech Republic, rather than Germany. Following the Second World War ethnic Germans, many of whom had supported the Nazis, were expelled from the former Czechoslovakia. This year’s event served as a political provocation amidst the growing militarisation and eastward expansion of German imperialism.Thu, 28 May 2026 02:29:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1eaef35d-4d70-4797-8974-0c41663a139C/xoae-m28.html2026-05-28T02:29:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/psqi-m27.htmlThe campaign for the release of 26-year-old Ukrainian Trotskyist Bogdan Syrotiuk is meeting with a growing response in Germany. Students, workers and youth are expressing their solidarity and demanding his immediate release.Wed, 27 May 2026 02:51:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ce56e36c-4b44-4fcd-b740-7c4d21b5873A/psqi-m27.html2026-05-27T02:51:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/25/usct-m25.htmlThe IG Metall apparatus and its works council representatives have made it their main task to ensure that all the company’s attacks are enforced and the workforce is squeezed to the last drop to increase Bosch's profit margin.Mon, 25 May 2026 05:04:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/02844e83-ba8b-4be2-be7c-47a18fa9e7aF/usct-m25.html2026-05-25T05:04:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/tvov-m21.htmlThe International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) are standing in the student parliament elections at Humboldt University in Berlin. We are publishing their election statement here.Thu, 21 May 2026 23:24:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e589c0ff-52bd-424b-93ef-f900e15bcc5K/tvov-m21.html2026-05-21T23:24:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/rgeq-m21.htmlThe anti-Zionist organisation Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East has achieved a court ruling that means, for now, it can no longer be listed as "extremist" by the Secret Service.Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/dde06f62-cf31-4b60-aa97-522781e7267H/rgeq-m21.html2026-05-21T01:30:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/20/xxqb-m20.htmlInterior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and the federal government are driving forward the transformation of Germany into a military state. Under the cynical pretext of “civil protection,” a 10-billion-euro programme will integrate society into military war planning, preparing Germany as a central NATO hub for deployment against Russia.Wed, 20 May 2026 05:16:02 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/823f3e06-2b5d-4e05-a89d-9286a990960E/xxqb-m20.html2026-05-20T05:16:02Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/vxjd-m19.htmlBosch is planning to destroy more than half the jobs at its plant in Schwäbisch Gmünd. This article calls on workers to build an independent rank-and-file action committee, as the IG Metall union and works council are actively collaborating with management to enforce the cuts.Tue, 19 May 2026 04:32:46 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/327f8187-7f6b-4f83-8ab8-e04c51f09ecP/vxjd-m19.html2026-05-19T04:32:46Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/17/dozy-m17.htmlThe Left Party's election programme for the Berlin state election focuses on the housing question, but its record in government reveals its responsibility for the city's housing crisis and exploding rents.Sun, 17 May 2026 23:47:46 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e751399a-6bec-47b4-83a1-438ab3b6800B/dozy-m17.html2026-05-17T23:47:46Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/16/752e-m16.htmlThe attack on jobs in the German auto and supplier industry is accelerating. It goes hand in hand with the social cutbacks the government has introduced in relation to the citizen’s income, healthcare and pensions, and with the squandering of vast sums of money on rearmament and war. Unless this trend is halted, disaster looms.Sat, 16 May 2026 03:49:46 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/700ce657-02b8-40c9-813b-41698484604P/752e-m16.html2026-05-16T03:49:46Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/16/iikv-m16.htmlOn May 8, the 81st anniversary of Germany’s liberation from the Nazis, around 45,000 school students protested nationwide against conscription and war. The movement shows the enormous opposition of an entire generation, but requires a socialist perspective to succeed.Sat, 16 May 2026 01:41:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/bf9c04b9-f7df-42b0-b85b-6e9655265bbP/iikv-m16.html2026-05-16T01:41:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/15/hrtl-m15.htmlYasmin Fahimi’s 96 percent reelection exposes the German Trade Union Confederation’s role in enforcing social cuts to finance German rearmament.Fri, 15 May 2026 03:57:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/41c67eb8-7a96-45ab-a50c-67e1f8cb547P/hrtl-m15.html2026-05-15T03:57:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/15/df07-m15.htmlIt is entirely justified to have the legality of the works council elections of March 11 reviewed by the Aalen Labour Court.Fri, 15 May 2026 03:52:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e5ab9c01-7e1b-4823-8a6f-f09b3476f0cJ/df07-m15.html2026-05-15T03:52:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/13/pist-m13.htmlAlmost 85 years after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Berlin is once again driving forward a military offensive against Russia. The visit by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to Kiev marks a new stage in German-Ukrainian arms integration.Wed, 13 May 2026 04:58:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8c9fc81f-bb53-4407-9f39-66b3edc84d5I/pist-m13.html2026-05-13T04:58:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/13/ec89-m13.htmlThe German government is implementing the most extensive rearmament programme since Hitler - all to be financed by massive cuts to social services.Wed, 13 May 2026 01:38:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6a7c0d90-409e-4611-ab66-f5915525be3N/ec89-m13.html2026-05-13T01:38:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/12/uviy-m12.htmlThis speech was delivered by Christoph Vandreier, National Secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Germany), at the 2026 May Day Online Rally, organized by the WSWS and the International Committee of the Fourth International.Tue, 12 May 2026 02:51:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/aab46107-f8d6-4c2d-86f5-f7fa7bfde25C/uviy-m12.html2026-05-12T02:51:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/12/sxuh-m12.htmlThis speech was delivered by Tamino Dreisam, Leader of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Germany), at the 2026 May Day Online Rally, organized by the WSWS and the ICFI.Tue, 12 May 2026 02:37:44 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/58c2561c-8719-4171-8909-032683a7c9dH/sxuh-m12.html2026-05-12T02:37:44Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/12/yple-m12.htmlThe company which produced the first approved COVID-19 vaccine profited enormously, but not its workers.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:11:29 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a4b2cc93-7a34-411b-8906-8fdf8bea471A/yple-m12.html2026-05-12T00:11:29Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/12/zkco-m12.htmlThe closure of the Manroland plant in Offenbach marks the culmination of a process begun with the breakup of the company during the 2011–12 insolvency crisis, in which the IG Metall union played a central role.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:20 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ed68216f-01c6-44af-8a7c-7b582f53095H/zkco-m12.html2026-05-12T00:00:20Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/11/bzcn-m11.htmlVolkswagen is preparing the next round of mass cuts. The plants in Emden and Zwickau, the commercial vehicle plant in Hanover and the Audi plant in Neckarsulm face closure. A total of 40,000 people work at these plants.Mon, 11 May 2026 02:15:55 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5f65e496-51b0-493a-a9f4-5179903a04dJ/bzcn-m11.html2026-05-11T02:15:55Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/08/exft-m08.htmlEighty-one years after the end of World War II in Europe, the spectres of war and fascism are back. The IYSSE calls for building an international, socialist anti-war movement against conscription and militarism.Fri, 08 May 2026 22:36:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/07b330ed-fd11-44b2-ae51-d251772ae39O/exft-m08.html2026-05-08T22:36:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/08/5baa-m08.htmlJörg Baberowski’s latest treatise, Am Volk vorbei—Zur Krise der liberalen Demokratie (Bypassing the People—On the Crisis of Liberal Democracy), is being hailed and praised in countless media outlets. This can only be understood as a deliberate political campaign to secure the AfD a place in government.Fri, 08 May 2026 05:22:26 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b1fbc6f4-bb33-4f3f-b9bb-139910e03a3C/5baa-m08.html2026-05-08T05:22:26Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/07/merz-m07.htmlThe Merz-Klingbeil government is the most right-wing and hated government in the history of the Federal Republic. The struggle against it requires an independent socialist perspective.Thu, 07 May 2026 04:06:54 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3a31be06-5b59-4994-858d-ee31e1ee123L/merz-m07.html2026-05-07T04:06:54Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/05/nato-m05.htmlThe announcement by President Donald Trump to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany and halt the planned deployment of US intermediate-range weapons in Germany marks a further escalation of the crisis in transatlantic relations.Tue, 05 May 2026 03:47:39 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/76966cf1-d500-4154-89ba-62882da0ff1L/nato-m05.html2026-05-05T03:47:39Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/02/onko-m02.htmlThe housing crisis is destroying the lives of tens of thousands of children and young people: The number of homeless minors has almost tripled nationwide.Sat, 02 May 2026 02:58:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f74d9a91-e7c5-42e3-8eb8-a0c7ad1151fO/onko-m02.html2026-05-02T02:58:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/02/nrbd-m02.htmlThe editor of the WSWS German site explained the social, political and historical basis of the struggle against imperialist war.Sat, 02 May 2026 02:33:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4a5427e6-74f0-4f6c-90a8-c5a07c8eb06C/nrbd-m02.html2026-05-02T02:33:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/01/vlog-m01.htmlThe integration of the RIO Morenoites into the Left Party marks a further political shift to the right by this pseudo-left tendency, which can only be understood in the context of the current crisis of capitalism.Fri, 01 May 2026 04:35:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/088be088-b3f0-4fe0-9d69-5bec043f16fF/vlog-m01.html2026-05-01T04:35:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/01/tjom-m01.htmlThe cabinet has decided to massively increase military spending and correspondingly slash social spending. One “reform” will deliver a death blow to healthcare in its current form.Fri, 01 May 2026 04:33:45 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/526b60e1-1045-4cba-b0dc-5dfe08c71e3N/tjom-m01.html2026-05-01T04:33:45Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/29/xfsb-a29.htmlOn Monday, Aldi DX management announced that more than one in three IT jobs were being rationalised away at the Aldi Süd IT subsidiary in Mülheim an der Ruhr, exceeding the worst fears of the workforce.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:01:44 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e641ff01-2b31-45ee-b8c3-3d4b96927f9E/xfsb-a29.html2026-04-29T23:01:44Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/29/tgij-a29.htmlGerman military spending rose by 24 percent last year. The bill for this massive rearmament programme is being presented to the working class in the form of falling social spending, poorer healthcare and lower pensions.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:12:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7691531f-5417-47b1-9b23-47ddf4c0e1fB/tgij-a29.html2026-04-29T05:12:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/25/wbie-a25.htmlFour workers have lost their lives following hydrogen sulphide poisoning at a tannery in Runkel, Hesse, highlighting severe deficiencies in occupational safety and environmental monitoring.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:31:37 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/75159337-f6c1-4803-b848-479f71da049O/wbie-a25.html2026-04-25T03:31:37Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/24/tahv-a24.htmlOn Wednesday, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Carsten Breuer presented a comprehensive military strategy for the first time in the history of the Bundeswehr. Published excerpts already leave no doubt that Berlin is systematically preparing for a major war, especially against Russia.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:12:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/89ba1f19-5e40-4102-9ddf-aec7a468e3fH/tahv-a24.html2026-04-24T00:12:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/22/vwfr-a22.htmlThe new Military Service Modernisation Act being introduced by the German government imposes far-reaching restrictions on travel freedoms for young people, demonstrating how extensive its plans are for the reintroduction of conscription and the militarisation of society.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:31:27 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9a38e39e-46c9-4446-8529-5adc0731869K/vwfr-a22.html2026-04-22T23:31:27Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/22/ffdy-a22.htmlOn Monday, the German government summoned the Russian ambassador in Berlin, thereby raising the diplomatic confrontation with Moscow to a new level.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:24:51 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8b570d16-0d84-46e8-af18-e9c607c3318I/ffdy-a22.html2026-04-22T02:24:51Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/21/gool-a21.htmlWith the immediate closure of its regional carrier CityLine, Lufthansa has immediately suspended around 1,300 pilots, stewards and stewardesses, and technical and other personnel.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:56:52 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4309c549-3099-43f8-af1c-ee96fc3c31eN/gool-a21.html2026-04-21T01:56:52Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/20/0547-a20.htmlAll the hard-won social gains of the 20th century are to be abolished for the sake of war, not only in Germany, but in every country.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:45:43 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a90b1eaf-cd79-42db-82a1-84e00e88ebcH/0547-a20.html2026-04-20T04:45:43Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/20/bmvg-a20.html2,000 workers gathered at Aldi DX IT in Essen to elect a board to carry out the works council election, with many determined to fight job cuts and deteriorating working conditions.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:48:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9a41260b-fb87-4d6a-976f-37b5bf9f445M/bmvg-a20.html2026-04-20T01:48:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/17/zqqu-a17.htmlFor days, pilots and flight attendants have been striking against Lufthansa's brutal restructuring course. On Wednesday, 15 April, a strike by over 19,000 stewards and stewardesses from Lufthansa and LH-CityLine began again.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:04:30 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0157fcfa-ef07-4c3e-a590-8c227bd1ef7D/zqqu-a17.html2026-04-17T22:04:30Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/16/yzlx-a16.htmlThe German government is planning the most comprehensive attack on public healthcare since Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduced statutory health insurance in 1883.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:50:20 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2e522057-9cfc-4b8e-b910-1a0054f8b67P/yzlx-a16.html2026-04-16T23:50:20Z