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Coal Phase-out Fuels Far Right In Rural Eastern Germany

White clouds still billow from the cooling towers of a coal plant near Spremberg in Germany's ex-communist east but the end is in sight as Berlin phases out the dirty fossil fuel.

International Business Times

Europe is in thrall to the far right – that’s the result of appeasement by so-called moderates

France is the latest country to capitulate to the demands of a poisonous, populist narrative. We need a progressive fightback, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Unease as Russia-friendly ‘queen of the elections’ aims for more German poll success

Some see Sahra Wagenknecht’s ‘left conservatism’ as potential bulwark against AfD but others see reasons to be wary

The Guardian - UK

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Germany expands border controls as right pressures government on migration

The governing parties are seeking to head off challenge of the far right as it faces key elections.

Al Jazeera

Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Migrant Arrivals

Germany will from Monday expand border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members.

International Business Times

Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount

Olaf Scholz’s government says ‘acute dangers’ led to decision but some in EU criticise ‘unacceptable’ decision

The Guardian - UK

The princess and the judge: Samuel Alito’s ties to a German aristocrat who defends the far right

The US supreme court justice accepted $900 concert tickets from billionaire Gloria von Thurn und Taxis. Who is the socialite linked to rightwing networks?

The Guardian - US

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Germany’s two sides: inside the 13 September Guardian Weekly

How historical divisions could stop the rise of the AfD. Plus: What lies beneath a Greenland glacier

The Guardian - UK

‘Swamp’ talk won’t turn the tide against fascism in Germany

Letters: Anna Güttel is insulted by Fatma Aydemir’s view of life outside Berlin, Richard Grange says immigrants are part of the country’s narrative, and Steve Bourne speaks up for die Liberale Demokraten

The Guardian - UK

‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at risk

Critics say tightened land border checks a ‘transparent’ bid to appease far right that breaches free movement rights

The Guardian - UK

Why is Germany imposing more restrictions on its borders?

German authorities are shifting their stance on immigration amid far-right gains and coming elections.

Al Jazeera

Friedrich Merz looks likely to be Germany’s next leader but how will he defuse the AfD?

The CDU chief has had a smooth lead but he must act to halt the march of far-right voters before the general election, writes Deborah Cole

The Guardian - UK

Everyone is terrified of a far-right return in Germany. Here’s why it won’t happen

The deep historical, political and cultural split between east and west acts as a brake on the rise of the AfD nationwide

The Guardian - UK

Sport and development: Africa’s game plan for its transformation

Africa’s sporting elite have been showcasing their prowess at The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. But sport is about more than performance and can have a huge social impact. For the first Across Africa after the summer break, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Remy Rioux, head of France’s Development Agency (AFD),…

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The Guardian - UK

Berlin feels like an island in a swamp of neofascism – but the flood waters are rising

I feel safe in the capital. An hour’s drive away, white-pride tattoos remind me that we Berliners can’t take our safe, hedonistic lives for granted any more

Reason

Fire Department Chaplain Fired for Blog Post About Transgender Controversies Can Go Forward With Lawsuit

The chaplain's post "discuss[ed] 'how God designed each person as male or female, and that sex is immutable'" and "stated it is unfair to allow males to compete in women's sports."

The Conversation

Why German reunification is still a good idea

When asked about my opinion on German reunification, I usually respond that I think it is a good idea, and that we should do it. This is, of course, a joke, as Germany is now united with no official internal borders. However, 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall,…

International Business Times

Rise Of Germany's Far-right AfD Stokes Fears At Concentration Camp Site

The historian running the memorial at Germany's former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald is no stranger to hate crime and threats, but he fears more trouble ahead after the far-right AfD's election triumph.

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Al Jazeera

‘Stark rejection’: How Germany’s far-right AfD won key election in the east

In a first for far right since World War II, the party won the state of Thuringia, riding on grievances from the past.

The Guardian - UK

‘A punch to the country’: German Jewish groups and minorities aghast at AfD victory

Holocaust survivors shocked at extent of support for far-right party while people of colour fear for their safety

The Guardian - UK

There’s only one way to keep Germany’s far-right AfD at bay. Address the concerns it exploits

There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorate’s loss of trust, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why the far right’s success in German state elections can’t be written off as a local phenomenon any more

In today’s newsletter: Alternative für Deutschland have deployed Nazi rhetoric throughout their rise – and they are pulling the mainstream further to the right

The Guardian - UK

AfD’s success in German elections piles pressure on a fragmented EU

The centre ‘may be holding’ but if the far right continues to win elections, the European project faces a rocky few years

France 24

Brazil's Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds decision to suspend X

A panel of five Supreme Court justices in Brazil has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its judges to block Elon Musk's social media platform X in the country. The platform has already been suspended since Saturday for violating local rules. According to Brazil's telecoms regulator, only Starlink, the…

France 24

Radical turn? East Germans reject mainstream parties as far right surges

Thuringia may represent just two percent of Germany's population, but the eastern state is hardly an outlier. The far right finished first in Sunday's regional elections, while also surging in nearby Saxony. Admittedly, the AfD, whose lead candidate Björn Höcke was twice fined this year for using Nazi-era slogans at…

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