
Chancellor Merz and his Interior Minister Dobrindt refuse to talk about migration in a differentiated manner. This makes solution-oriented debates almost impossible.
In a SPIEGEL editorial, Katrin Elger criticizes the fact that Chancellor Merz and Interior Minister Dobrindt refuse to talk about migration in a differentiated manner, which makes solution-oriented debates more difficult.
AI-generated summary
Debate about violence on Germany's streets and the political use of the term "migrant".
Opinion •Violence on Germany's streets Why the word "migrant" is not suitable
The SPIEGEL editorial by Katrin Elger
Chancellor Merz and his Interior Minister Dobrindt refuse to talk about migration in a differentiated manner. This makes solution-oriented debates almost impossible.
The article analyzes anti-Semitism in Germany and the perception of Jewish communities. He criticizes the instrumentalized culture of remembrance, the public reaction after October 7th and the increase in anti-Zionist and classic anti-Semitic currents in Europe and the USA.

Surprising price gains on Wall Street were followed by historic losses. The trigger is concern about stricter regulation of the AI industry by the Democrats, which is putting the AI boom into its first crisis.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda spoke in Düsseldorf about deeper economic and military cooperation with Germany. In addition to the Ukraine war, Donald Trump is also pushing this new alliance.

The German state holds 28.6 percent of the shares in Deutsche Telekom. A planned merger with the US subsidiary would dilute this share and transform the group into a global company with German roots. Given the geopolitical power politics of the USA and China, state ownership is an important lever that Berlin must not let go.

Rumors are circulating in Berlin's government district about Friedrich Merz's role in the search for a successor to Frank-Walter Steinmeier. A historical review shows that chancellors often had less influence than expected in the election of the Federal President.
Joshua Wong was sentenced to ten years in prison in Hong Kong. The commentary criticizes the West's silence towards the Chinese dictatorship and calls for a stronger defense of liberal values by the West.