James Rothwell

6 days ago | yahoo.com | James Rothwell

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, is set to declare a “national emergency” on migration so that he can use a loophole in EU rules to turn away asylum seekers. Mr Merz intends to trigger Article 72 of the EU treaties, which, in theory, allows member states to suspend asylum regulations if they pose a threat to internal security, German media reported.

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | James Rothwell

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, is set to declare a "national emergency" on migration so that he can use a loophole in EU rules to turn away asylum seekers. Mr Merz intends to trigger Article 72 of the EU treaties, which in theory, allows member states to suspend asylum regulations if they pose a threat to internal security, German media reported.

1 week ago | aol.co.uk | James Rothwell

Friedrich Merz has told Washington to stay out of his country’s domestic politics ahead of his first phone call with Donald Trump. The chancellor criticised the interference from the Trump administration over Berlin’s recent decision to classify the far-Right Alternative for Germany [AfD] party as an extremist group.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | James Rothwell

The AfD, led by Alice Weidel, was founded in 2017 as a Eurosceptic movement but pivoted towards anti-migrant populism after the 2015 refugee crisis, when Angela Merkel, the former chancellor, opened the borders to millions of refugees. Ms Weidel says the party is a normal Right-wing conservative party, which has been targeted by the German elite because of its tough talk on migration and success in the last elections.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | James Rothwell

Maj Gen Hartmut Renk has been dismissed from his role as a Ukraine support deputy commander for Nato - Matthias Wehnert/Alamy Stock PhotoGermany has dismissed a two-star general for reportedly making a rape joke in front of a female British officer.