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German bishops facing breaking point

After the abuse scandal, the German bishops promised reforms – but now they are being rejected by Rome. Should they submit or continue on their path? After a reprimand from the Vatican, the German bishops are facing an ordeal. Either they oppose Rome or they bury the plans for a reform committee in which bishops […]

Mood of crisis before the spring meeting of the bishops

The Catholic German bishops will meet in Augsburg on Monday – but the Pope has taken the most important item off their agenda. The four-day spring general meeting of the German Bishops’ Conference begins on Monday (2:30 p.m.) in a crisis-ridden mood. Shortly before the meeting in Augsburg, the Vatican intervened and effectively banned the […]

Hundreds of thousands at demonstrations against the right

Hundreds of thousands of people stand close together on the streets at the weekend and send a signal against right-wing extremism. Support comes from federal politics, but not everyone thinks the demos are right. The protests against right-wing extremism in Germany have continued for weeks – hundreds of thousands also took to the streets at […]

Bavaria criticizes the redesign of constituencies

Bavaria will get another constituency for the next federal election – this is to be decided in the Bundestag on Thursday. The Free State has concerns. It’s not a matter of if, but of how. The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior criticizes the redesign of federal parliamentary constituencies planned by the Berlin Traffic Light Coalition. […]

Top duo and program: Left ready for European election campaign

At the party conference in Augsburg, the Left is encouraged that it is still needed. She wants to leave arguments and depression behind her before the 2024 election year starts. And almost no one wants to talk about Sahra Wagenknecht anymore. The Left is heading into the European election campaign with party leader Martin Schirdewan […]

Bartsch sharply attacks Wagenknecht’s group again

The founding of Wagenknecht’s rival party is also in focus at the Left party conference. The Left leadership wants a restart of the party after “paralyzing conflicts”. Parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch opened the second day of the federal party conference of the Left with violent attacks against Sahra Wagenknecht and her colleagues. Bartsch once […]

After heated Middle East debate: Left continues party conference

Europe is actually the focus of the three-day meeting of the Left in Augsburg. But first the delegates had to clarify a very sensitive point. The Left wants to begin nominating its candidates for the European elections in June at its federal party conference in Augsburg today. Party leader Martin Schirdewan and the non-party activist […]

The Left: Change of design after party crisis

The Left party is now also changing visually. It is the first such renewal since the party was founded. The Left has a new party logo. The party wants to signal a new start after the break with Sahra Wagenknecht. The new lettering will be officially presented on Friday at the start of the federal […]

The Left meets at the federal party conference

For years there was an endless loop of internal strife on the left. Now the party leadership has at least gotten rid of its opponent Sahra Wagenknecht – and wants to focus on “nice things”. More profile, less controversy: After breaking with the party wing around Sahra Wagenknecht, the Left is looking for a way […]