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The EU accuses Belarus of luring global migrants into other European countries
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Poland has stopped some 16,000 migrants crossing its border from Belarus since August, and accuses Belarus' authoritarian regime of facilitating illegal migration into the European Union.
Poland says Belarus has turned human trafficking into a business
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Belarus is sending migrants across its border with Poland to pressure the EU, and when Poland illegally sends asylum-seekers back across the border, they face mistreatment by Belarussian police.
Who Will Replace Angela Merkel?
Monday, September 27, 2021
Election results from Germany, where voters cast their ballot for new leadership. Plus, a look at outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel's legacy.
Smaller, Younger Parties Will Likely Determine Who Runs Germany's Next Government
Monday, September 27, 2021
It will likely take three parties to form a government. Two smaller parties — an environmentalist, progressive party and a libertarian party — appear to be banding together to call the shots.
German Election Results: Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Merkel's Bloc
Monday, September 27, 2021
The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany's national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race.
Early Results Show The German Election Is Too Close To Call
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Germany's two largest parties have emerged from Sunday's election in what amounts to a dead heat, according to preliminary results.
German Voters Hit The Polls For Election That Will Determine Merkel's Replacement
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Although about a third of Germans vote by mail, millions of voters go to polling places today to choose a new government, and a successor to Angela Merkel, who is stepping down as Chancellor.
Germans Can't Agree On Who Should Lead After Angela Merkel
Saturday, September 25, 2021
As Germans prepare to vote in a general election, the country appears unsure about who would be the best sucessor to Angela Merkel, who is stepping down as chancellor after 16 years in power.
Germans Will Choose A New Government As Angela Merkel Steps Down As Chancellor
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Sunday's federal election will determine who will follow Merkel, who has served as Germany's chancellor for 16 years. The country's next government is expected to be a coalition of three parties.
Germany Will Elect A New Chancellor On Sunday, Replacing Angela Merkel
Friday, September 24, 2021
The election in Germany will make the end of an era — after 16 years as chancellor, Angela Merkel plans to step aside. The vote could also see her party out of power.
As Germany's Merkel Steps Down, Those Who Guided Her Into Politics Remember Her
Friday, September 24, 2021
On Sunday, German voters will choose a successor to Angela Merkel, who is stepping down as chancellor after 16 years. Some of her earliest supporters recall the day in 1990 when they first met her.
This Is The Candidate To Beat In The Race To Become Germany's Next Leader
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz, the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is credited for transforming Hamburg when he was the city's mayor.
The U.S. Air Base At The Heart Of America's Biggest Airlift
Thursday, September 02, 2021
Here's what it's like at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where many of the tens of thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul over the past few weeks are awaiting travel to the United States.
U.S. Airbase In Germany Processes Thousands Of Afghans Evacuated From Kabul
Thursday, September 02, 2021
The largest airlift in U.S. history continues as thousands of Afghans are on their way to new homes, fleeing Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Many evacuees are being processed at the base in Ramstein.
A Pilgrimage To Meet Germany's Last Beer-Brewing Nun
Monday, August 23, 2021
As part of NPR's summer travel series, Rob Schmitz takes us to a remote corner of southern Germany, where a nun has been brewing Bavarian beer for nearly five decades.
After Fatal Floods, Germans Look At How Climate Change And Infrastructure Contributed
Monday, July 19, 2021
A massive cleanup is underway in Germany in areas badly hit by last week's storms, which caused billions of dollars worth of damage and more than 160 deaths.
The Flooding In Parts Of Germany Is The Worst There In 60 Years
Monday, July 19, 2021
Authorities are assessing the toll of historic floods that devastated parts of western Germany that killed more than 150 people. German Chancellor Merkel described the situation as "terrifying."
Recovery Will Take Months In Flood-Devastated Germany
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Germany and Belgium are still reeling from devastating floods that have killed more than 180 people.
How A Medieval City Dealing With The Black Death Invented Quarantine
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
The wealthy merchant city of Dubrovnik, in present-day Croatia, had a problem. The Black Death was killing much of Europe, but Dubrovnik didn't want to lock down and lose business.
Despite Climate Concerns, Germany Bulldozes Land To Expand Coal Mines
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
A small farming town which lies in the path of an expanding open-pit coal mine is hoping German climate policy will eliminate the use of dirty coal before their village is consumed by the pit.
