Rick Steves: Germany’s popular Rothenburg keeps its medieval charm alive
St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this ...
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Steves: Germany’s Rothenburg keeps its medieval charm alive
As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At ...
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RANKED: the world's most charming small towns and villages
From the colourful coastal towns of the Caribbean to the one-time medieval fortresses of central Europe and hard-to-reach hilltop settlements, the world really does have some charming places. They’re ...
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Villages in western Germany turn to the far right
KODERSDORF, GERMANY - JUNE 02: An election campaign poster of the Alternative for Germany is pictured on pastures on June 02, 2019 in Kodersdorf, Germany. (Photo by Florian Gaertner/Photothek via ...
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Germany has come to its senses on defence - and it's a chance for Britain
The decisions Germany’s next leader takes on the revival of the defence sector - and particularly its funding - will be key for Ukraine, Nato and the UK-EU reset The German military’s honorary ...
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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...
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German politics froze out the far right for years – is this about to change?
One in five German voters put an X in the box for Alternative for Germany (AfD ... Liane Bach, an independent mayor from a village in Thuringia said that in her region, "AfD voters aren't right ...
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‘Time for Germany’: What is AfD, and how has the far-right, anti-immigrant party gained in Europe's richest nation?
Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the country’s second-largest political party, marking a dramatic rise in just over a decade. With an anti-immigration stance and Eurosceptic policies ...
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Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
The leader of the center-right CDU party will become the next German chancellor. LONDON -- Before the final votes in Germany's election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center ...
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Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—immediately
FRIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in elections on February 23rd to issue a remarkable warning to his compatriots. This was not about the need to ...
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Germany has voted: What's next?
With the current geopolitical situation in Europe in upheaval, it would behoove Germany's political parties to put together a coalition as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, history suggests that ...
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Merz vows "independence" from U.S. after claiming Germany election win
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), speaks to supporters at CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, following the announcement of initial results in snap ...