Esme Nicholson
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she had to consider whether she is a "feminist." She joined NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss her new memoir, Freedom. -
Voters in a small German town added the name of a third man to their ballot papers who they thought would be more suitable than those officially running. He politely turned down the opportunity.
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It's expected to be a meeting of great political importance — especially for Europe. -
German intelligence chiefs believe Russia will be in a position to launch a direct attack on NATO by the end of this decade. Germany is already dealing with cyber attacks on infrastructure.
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The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom. -
Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse. -
The German state of Saxony has a thriving tech manufacturing sector, but business leaders worry that the German far-right party is keeping highly skilled immigrant workers away.
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The far-right Alternative for Germany party is leading the polls ahead of state elections. A group called "Grandmas Against the Far-Right" is trying to get German voters to shun the AfD party.
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A series of crime novels now adapted for TV imagines former German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a crime-solving detective.
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Four weeks of chanting and shouting on the streets were not expressions of anger about politics — but the sound of joy and excitement about the European Championship soccer tournament.
