February 2025
March 2025
Commerzbank to Cut 3,900 Jobs to Boost Profit, Resist Takeover
Commerzbank announced plans to cut 3,900 jobs by 2027, primarily in Germany, to boost efficiency and counter a potential takeover bid from UniCredit, while aiming for significantly higher profits and shareholder payouts in coming years.
Commerzbank to Cut 3,900 Jobs to Boost Profit, Resist Takeover
Commerzbank announced plans to cut 3,900 jobs by 2027, primarily in Germany, to boost efficiency and counter a potential takeover bid from UniCredit, while aiming for significantly higher profits and shareholder payouts in coming years.
Progress
52% Bias Score
German Coalition Collapse Exposes Deep Fiscal Divisions"
Germany's 2024 coalition government collapsed due to a €25 billion budget shortfall for 2025, creating uncertainty regarding fiscal policy and future government formation. Differing opinions about the "Schuldenbremse" (debt brake) and necessary spending on defense and social programs highlight deep ...
German Coalition Collapse Exposes Deep Fiscal Divisions"
Germany's 2024 coalition government collapsed due to a €25 billion budget shortfall for 2025, creating uncertainty regarding fiscal policy and future government formation. Differing opinions about the "Schuldenbremse" (debt brake) and necessary spending on defense and social programs highlight deep ...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Germany's Inflation Rate Falls to 2.3 Percent in January 2025"
Germany's inflation rate fell to 2.3 percent in January 2025, down from 2.6 percent in December 2024, primarily due to slower increases in food and energy prices; however, service prices rose 4 percent.
Germany's Inflation Rate Falls to 2.3 Percent in January 2025"
Germany's inflation rate fell to 2.3 percent in January 2025, down from 2.6 percent in December 2024, primarily due to slower increases in food and energy prices; however, service prices rose 4 percent.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Dresden Bombing: Verified Death Toll and Efforts to Counter Misinformation
The Allied bombing of Dresden in February 1945 resulted in 18,000–25,000 deaths, according to a 2010 historical commission report, refuting far-right extremist claims and highlighting the importance of accurate historical remembrance, as exemplified by Viktor Klemperer's personal account.
Dresden Bombing: Verified Death Toll and Efforts to Counter Misinformation
The Allied bombing of Dresden in February 1945 resulted in 18,000–25,000 deaths, according to a 2010 historical commission report, refuting far-right extremist claims and highlighting the importance of accurate historical remembrance, as exemplified by Viktor Klemperer's personal account.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Western Balkan Reconciliation: Obstacles and Recommendations
A recent Aspen Institute project reveals that reconciliation in the Western Balkans is severely hampered by political manipulation and inadequate education; the EU's shift from prioritizing reconciliation to promoting functional cooperation is also a key obstacle.
Western Balkan Reconciliation: Obstacles and Recommendations
A recent Aspen Institute project reveals that reconciliation in the Western Balkans is severely hampered by political manipulation and inadequate education; the EU's shift from prioritizing reconciliation to promoting functional cooperation is also a key obstacle.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Dresden Bombing: 25,000 Dead, Klemperer's Testimony
The Allied bombing of Dresden on February 13-14, 1945, killed an estimated 25,000 people, according to a 2010 city commission report, based on Victor Klemperer's eyewitness account in his diary, the bombing of Dresden—strategically insignificant—demonstrates World War II's brutality.
Dresden Bombing: 25,000 Dead, Klemperer's Testimony
The Allied bombing of Dresden on February 13-14, 1945, killed an estimated 25,000 people, according to a 2010 city commission report, based on Victor Klemperer's eyewitness account in his diary, the bombing of Dresden—strategically insignificant—demonstrates World War II's brutality.
Progress
32% Bias Score
EU Weighs Measured Response to US Tariffs, Prioritizing Collaboration
Facing US tariffs, the EU is planning a proportional response, balancing retaliatory measures with a continued offer of positive collaboration, considering the economic impact on sectors like steel (18,000 directly employed and 80,000 indirectly in Poland, 300,000 directly and over 2.3 million indir...
EU Weighs Measured Response to US Tariffs, Prioritizing Collaboration
Facing US tariffs, the EU is planning a proportional response, balancing retaliatory measures with a continued offer of positive collaboration, considering the economic impact on sectors like steel (18,000 directly employed and 80,000 indirectly in Poland, 300,000 directly and over 2.3 million indir...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Dresden Bombing: Klemperer's Testimony and the Fight Against Historical Revisionism
Victor Klemperer's diaries detail the terror of the February 13-14, 1945, Allied bombing of Dresden, where an estimated 18,000-25,000 perished; right-wing extremists continue to manipulate the event, prompting Dresden to actively counter misinformation through remembrance initiatives and internation...
Dresden Bombing: Klemperer's Testimony and the Fight Against Historical Revisionism
Victor Klemperer's diaries detail the terror of the February 13-14, 1945, Allied bombing of Dresden, where an estimated 18,000-25,000 perished; right-wing extremists continue to manipulate the event, prompting Dresden to actively counter misinformation through remembrance initiatives and internation...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Leaving Country in Political Limbo
Following September's Austrian parliamentary elections, coalition talks between the ÖVP and the far-right FPÖ collapsed due to irreconcilable policy differences, leaving Austria without a new government and facing potential prolonged political instability.
Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Leaving Country in Political Limbo
Following September's Austrian parliamentary elections, coalition talks between the ÖVP and the far-right FPÖ collapsed due to irreconcilable policy differences, leaving Austria without a new government and facing potential prolonged political instability.
Progress
44% Bias Score
US Outlines New Ukraine Strategy, Shifts Burden to Europe
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced at a NATO meeting that the US will not support Ukraine's rapid NATO membership, send troops to Ukraine, or participate in NATO-led peacekeeping operations, while demanding a 5% defense spending target from NATO allies.
US Outlines New Ukraine Strategy, Shifts Burden to Europe
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced at a NATO meeting that the US will not support Ukraine's rapid NATO membership, send troops to Ukraine, or participate in NATO-led peacekeeping operations, while demanding a 5% defense spending target from NATO allies.
Progress
48% Bias Score
German Initiative Seeks Solutions to National Crises
Four prominent Germans launched an initiative to address Germany's critical challenges, including defense, infrastructure, and energy, aiming to present concrete reform proposals before the next coalition negotiations, supported by various foundations and under the patronage of the Federal President...
German Initiative Seeks Solutions to National Crises
Four prominent Germans launched an initiative to address Germany's critical challenges, including defense, infrastructure, and energy, aiming to present concrete reform proposals before the next coalition negotiations, supported by various foundations and under the patronage of the Federal President...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Sabotage Attempt on German Warship Amidst Rising Hybrid Warfare Concerns
German authorities are investigating a sabotage attempt on the "Emden" warship, involving metallic beads placed in its engine, amid increased drone activity and suspected Russian hybrid warfare in Europe.
Sabotage Attempt on German Warship Amidst Rising Hybrid Warfare Concerns
German authorities are investigating a sabotage attempt on the "Emden" warship, involving metallic beads placed in its engine, amid increased drone activity and suspected Russian hybrid warfare in Europe.
Progress
48% Bias Score