In the 5th episode of the “Ambassadors Series” ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ International Edition talked with the German Ambassador to Greece, Andreas Kindl. Representing his country since 2023, Andreas Kindl explained his country’s positions on a series of pressing matters on the global stage, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and how the West should come together […]
The German Ambassador to Greece, Andreas Kindl, addressed the political challenges faced by Germany, the formation of the new coalition government in Berlin, and the rising threat of the far-right during his interview with the Chief Editor of TO BHMA International Edition (tovima.com), Odin Linardatou, at the Delphi Economic Forum X. Commenting on the political […]
FokiaNou Art Space presents a three-day exhibition of German artists, April 11–13, curated by artist and gallerist Christian Schmid. The show is part of an exchange between two independent spaces, promoting artistic dialogue between Athens and Germany
After extended back-and-forth, Germany's center-right CDU/CSU and center-left SPD have finally hammered out a coalition agreement. Friedrich Merz is likely to be the country's next chancellor.
Merz has faced mounting criticism from within his own party over what some see as excessive concessions to the SPD.
Germany’s €1 trillion spending plan alarms EU partners, who fear unfair competition from Berlin’s subsidies to strategic industries and defense.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment jumped to 51.6 in March
The young German tourist had been missing for a month, after heading to Greece's well-known hiking trail in Samaria Gorge, Crete.
Further strikes are expected to impact public sector services across Germany later this week, as tensions between Verdi and government negotiators remain high
The travails of the Western alliance have injected urgency into a debate about homegrown alternatives to the U.S. nuclear umbrella
The estimated budget stands at 8.1 billion euros, with completion targeted for late 2035.
The far-right group has learned to communicate in a country where traditional media no longer shape public opinion
A car has plowed into a crowd of people in the city of Mannheim, Germany, reportedly killing two people and injuring 25 more. A journalist from the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news agency stated that they saw multiple individuals lying on the ground, though it remains unclear whether they were injured or deceased. Police have urged […]
Athens is particularly interested in the policies the new German government will pursue on migration, as they will have a direct impact on Greece.
Germany's opposition conservatives win election while the far-right AfD bloc surges to 2nd place. Merz vows EU independence from US as coalition talks loom, leaving Scholz as caretaker.
Conservatives’ expected victory comes despite a historically strong showing by far-right AfD
Far right AfD posts strong second-place showing, its best post-war performance
Next chancellor will have to fix the country’s economy, tackle an immigration crisis and help unite a continent facing geopolitical headwinds
If, as widely expected, Friedrich Merz emerges as Germany’s next chancellor, one immediate advantage will be that the governing parties in Athens and Berlin will belong to the same right-of-center political family
German Green MP Lisa Badum spoke to To Vima about the rising popularity of the far-right AFD, possible coalitions, and what she hopes to see in Sunday’s elections.