The Irish Times

Leader of Germany’s AfD quits over party’s drift to radical right

Jörg Meuthen says AfD’s heart ‘beats very far to the right’ with ‘echoes of totalitarianism’

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 19:20

How a German court fired a shot that could unravel the EU

Europe Letter: Constitutional court’s ECB ruling is perilous for the bloc in several respects

Wed May 13 2020 - 20:50

Major split in Germany’s AfD party over anti-Semitism row

Alternative für Deutschland’s Wolfgang Gedeon accused of relativising the Holocaust

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 18:35

Ousted AfD founder establishes new anti-bailout party

Bernd Lucke says Allianz für Fortschritt und Aufbruch would not be afraid of addressing social problems including migration

Mon Jul 20 2015 - 19:59

A eurosceptic implosion

Germany

Mon Jul 13 2015 - 08:25

AfD founder ousted after party conference putsch

New party leadership refuses to let Bernd Lucke address conference as he is escorted from hall by security guards

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 01:04

Merkel helped by split in Eurosceptic AfD

Past few weeks marked by increasingly bitter feuding within Alternative für Deutschland

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 00:27

Alexis Tsipras softens anti-austerity rhetoric

Prime minister calms nerves as he vows not to act unilaterally on Greek debt pile

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00

Germany rules out debt cut for Greece as AfD revives Grexit demand

German reaction to Syriza’s election victory in Greece ranges from negative to jubilant

Tue Jan 27 2015 - 10:43

Germany greets QE with almost unanimous criticism

Politicians and economists across the board condemn the ECB policy

Thu Jan 22 2015 - 17:46

Germany’s AfD party opens door to co-operation with Islam-critical Pegida

Mainstream German politicians see bid to put Muslims under ‘suspicion’ as ‘disgusting’

Fri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00

Germany will not be ‘blackmailed’ into renegotiating Greek rescue

Euro hits 9-year low after report Berlin no longer opposed to Athens exiting currency bloc

Mon Jan 05 2015 - 12:19

German minister compares far-right party to neo-Nazis

Schäuble brands Alternative für Deutschland "demagogical"

Mon Sept 29 2014 - 22:09

Migrants a concern for Germans and Swedes, polls reveal

Polls in both countries reveal tougher stance on foreign nationals

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00

German Eurosceptic party joins Tories in European Parliament grouping

Tie-up with AfD could further strain Cameron-Merkel relations

Thu Jun 12 2014 - 19:00

New party wants to split euro into blocs

Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany party launches second bid for power

Wed Apr 30 2014 - 01:00

Merkel offers ‘gratitude’ to Ireland and says reforms are paying off

Chancellor sees scale of election triumph as endorsement of her euro zone strategy

Tue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00

Upstart eurosceptic party could upset German poll

Opinion polls unclear of support for anti-bailout “Alternative for Germany”

Thu Sept 19 2013 - 01:00

German election: don’t mention the euro crisis

There has been little talk of economic and European issues in the campaign

Fri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00

Ireland was forced into bailout, say German Eurosceptics

Alternative for Germany launches election campaign saying France should leave euro

Thu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00

‘Alternative for Germany’ party calls for euro zone dissolution

Single currency is polarising continent, says party’s Bernd Lucke

Mon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00