German Election 2024: CDU Dominates in Large Political Donations
Ahead of Germany's 2024 federal election, the CDU received €6 million in large donations, significantly outpacing the SPD's €550,001 and exceeding the 2021 total of €12.4 million. This followed a lowering of the threshold for large donation reporting, impacting year-on-year comparison.
German Election 2024: CDU Dominates in Large Political Donations
Ahead of Germany's 2024 federal election, the CDU received €6 million in large donations, significantly outpacing the SPD's €550,001 and exceeding the 2021 total of €12.4 million. This followed a lowering of the threshold for large donation reporting, impacting year-on-year comparison.
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52% Bias Score
Hamburg Addresses Child Mental Health Crisis with New Psychiatry Plan
Hamburg's Mayor Peter Tschentscher announced a new psychiatry plan to address long wait times for child and adolescent mental health services, aiming to better coordinate public and private care and increase the number of trained psychotherapists. The plan follows reports of significant wait time in...
Hamburg Addresses Child Mental Health Crisis with New Psychiatry Plan
Hamburg's Mayor Peter Tschentscher announced a new psychiatry plan to address long wait times for child and adolescent mental health services, aiming to better coordinate public and private care and increase the number of trained psychotherapists. The plan follows reports of significant wait time in...
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44% Bias Score
SPD's 2025 Campaign Launch Hampered by Illness and Weather
Amidst inclement weather and illness among key figures, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is launching its 2025 election campaign, contrasting Chancellor Olaf Scholz's extensive experience with Friedrich Merz's perceived lack thereof.
SPD's 2025 Campaign Launch Hampered by Illness and Weather
Amidst inclement weather and illness among key figures, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is launching its 2025 election campaign, contrasting Chancellor Olaf Scholz's extensive experience with Friedrich Merz's perceived lack thereof.
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64% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt Sees Drop in Asylum Seekers, Rise in Deportations in 2024
Saxony-Anhalt recorded 5,137 asylum seekers in 2024, a 34% decrease from 2023; Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang noted high numbers of arrivals without protection grounds, while deportations increased by 22% to 653, with the largest numbers coming from Syria, Afghanistan, and India.
Saxony-Anhalt Sees Drop in Asylum Seekers, Rise in Deportations in 2024
Saxony-Anhalt recorded 5,137 asylum seekers in 2024, a 34% decrease from 2023; Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang noted high numbers of arrivals without protection grounds, while deportations increased by 22% to 653, with the largest numbers coming from Syria, Afghanistan, and India.
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44% Bias Score
Habeck Considers Quitting Politics, Proposes Massive Defense Budget Increase
German Green Party's chancellor candidate, Robert Habeck, considered quitting politics in summer 2024 due to loss of trust in the coalition government but decided to run, proposing a significant increase in defense spending to 3.5% of GDP financed through loans, while aiming to reform the debt brake...
Habeck Considers Quitting Politics, Proposes Massive Defense Budget Increase
German Green Party's chancellor candidate, Robert Habeck, considered quitting politics in summer 2024 due to loss of trust in the coalition government but decided to run, proposing a significant increase in defense spending to 3.5% of GDP financed through loans, while aiming to reform the debt brake...
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44% Bias Score
Attack on Anti-Nazi Music Festival Organizers in Germany
On New Year's Eve, masked individuals attacked Birgit and Horst Lohmeyer, organizers of the "Jamel rockt den Förster" anti-Nazi music festival in Jamel, Germany, throwing fireworks at their house and shouting Nazi slogans; police are investigating.
Attack on Anti-Nazi Music Festival Organizers in Germany
On New Year's Eve, masked individuals attacked Birgit and Horst Lohmeyer, organizers of the "Jamel rockt den Förster" anti-Nazi music festival in Jamel, Germany, throwing fireworks at their house and shouting Nazi slogans; police are investigating.
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24% Bias Score
Greens Urge Coalition Talks with CSU Amidst Policy Differences
Green Party vice-chair Andreas Audretsch called on CSU leader Markus Söder to enter coalition talks, emphasizing the 72 percent of Green voters who support a Black-Green coalition. Audretsch highlighted the Greens' willingness to compromise on migration while investing more in German security, contr...
Greens Urge Coalition Talks with CSU Amidst Policy Differences
Green Party vice-chair Andreas Audretsch called on CSU leader Markus Söder to enter coalition talks, emphasizing the 72 percent of Green voters who support a Black-Green coalition. Audretsch highlighted the Greens' willingness to compromise on migration while investing more in German security, contr...
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56% Bias Score
Lindner Makes Tax Cuts a Precondition for Post-Election Coalition
FDP leader Christian Lindner has made tax cuts a key condition for joining a coalition after Germany's upcoming federal election, citing unsustainable state spending and its negative impact on citizens and businesses; he also warned against a coalition of incompatible positions and emphasized the im...
Lindner Makes Tax Cuts a Precondition for Post-Election Coalition
FDP leader Christian Lindner has made tax cuts a key condition for joining a coalition after Germany's upcoming federal election, citing unsustainable state spending and its negative impact on citizens and businesses; he also warned against a coalition of incompatible positions and emphasized the im...
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52% Bias Score
€27 Million in D-Marks Exchanged in 2024, Billions Remain
The German Bundesbank exchanged over €27 million in old Deutsche Mark for euros in 2024, with notable finds including a 10-D-Mark note with a playful threat and various discoveries from gardens and fire debris; however, approximately €6.24 billion in D-Marks remain unreturned.
€27 Million in D-Marks Exchanged in 2024, Billions Remain
The German Bundesbank exchanged over €27 million in old Deutsche Mark for euros in 2024, with notable finds including a 10-D-Mark note with a playful threat and various discoveries from gardens and fire debris; however, approximately €6.24 billion in D-Marks remain unreturned.
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36% Bias Score
Millions of Deutsche Marks Still Exchanged for Euros in Germany
The German Bundesbank continues to exchange millions of Deutsche Mark for Euros annually, with 3.98 million D-Mark exchanged for 2.04 million Euros in northern Germany in 2024, while nationwide, approximately 53 million D-Mark were exchanged, reflecting a gradual decrease in the volume of unexchange...
Millions of Deutsche Marks Still Exchanged for Euros in Germany
The German Bundesbank continues to exchange millions of Deutsche Mark for Euros annually, with 3.98 million D-Mark exchanged for 2.04 million Euros in northern Germany in 2024, while nationwide, approximately 53 million D-Mark were exchanged, reflecting a gradual decrease in the volume of unexchange...
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28% Bias Score
German Entrepreneurs Warn of National Crisis, Call for Policy Change
Unternehmer in Bewegung", a German entrepreneurial group, warns of a national crisis stemming from rising costs of living, failing infrastructure, and an unresponsive government, advocating for pragmatic policy changes and renewed national unity.
German Entrepreneurs Warn of National Crisis, Call for Policy Change
Unternehmer in Bewegung", a German entrepreneurial group, warns of a national crisis stemming from rising costs of living, failing infrastructure, and an unresponsive government, advocating for pragmatic policy changes and renewed national unity.
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60% Bias Score
Canary Islands Migrant Crisis: Record Arrivals and High Death Toll in 2024
A record 48,000 irregular migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands in 2024, a 17.4% increase, while a Spanish NGO estimates 9,757 deaths during the crossing from West Africa, far exceeding the UN's count. This surge strains island resources, especially for almost 6,000 unaccompanied minors.
Canary Islands Migrant Crisis: Record Arrivals and High Death Toll in 2024
A record 48,000 irregular migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands in 2024, a 17.4% increase, while a Spanish NGO estimates 9,757 deaths during the crossing from West Africa, far exceeding the UN's count. This surge strains island resources, especially for almost 6,000 unaccompanied minors.
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52% Bias Score