On the 65th anniversary of Turkish migration to Germany, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised Turkish migrants and thanked them for their contributions to the country. Speaking at a ceremony in Berlin, Merz said that Turkish migrants who came to Germany under the “Guest Worker Agreement” had helped build the foundations of the country’s industrial sector and laid the groundwork for its current prosperity, describing their contribution as a “success story.” Merz criticized

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen accused Madrid of doing “almost the exact opposite” of what other EU countries are doing. At the EU Leaders’ Summit, Frederiksen directly challenged Madrid’s migration policy by calling on the European Commission to scrutinize Spain’s plan to legalize the status of 600,000 undocumented migrants. Source: Euronews Photo: AP

US President Donald Trump blocked the implementation of numerous sanctions against Russia just two days before they were due to take effect, at a time when tensions between him and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were escalating over a “diesel fuel deal with Russia.” Source: BBC News

As imports of low-cost Chinese goods increasingly threaten various sectors of European industry, the EU’s trade deficit with China has reached a record €1 billion per day. In response, Brussels has begun pressing Beijing for a fundamental rebalancing of trade relations. EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announced that an agreement had been reached with China to limit exports of Chinese-made hybrid vehicles to the EU by more than 50% and facilitate access to rare earth elem

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain, calling for a general strike after the Spanish parliament rejected the government’s housing decrees aimed at providing stronger protection for tenants. In Valencia, some demonstrators removed barriers and police cordons and threw various objects at officers. Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the opposition, “History will judge you sooner than you think, and mor

More than 45,000 students in 100 cities took to the streets in Germany to protest against mandatory military service. While the government aims to increase the number of military personnel from 180,000 to 260,000, young people are opposing the introduction of compulsory service. Students carried banners reading: “School Strike Against Mandatory Military Service. Against War and Rearmament. Youth Against Compulsory Service.” Bela Breitner, a spokesperson for the initiative, sa

A study by Passport Reports examined the strength of national passports based on the number of destinations their holders can visit visa-free, with an electronic travel authorization (ETA), or by obtaining a visa on arrival. The Results 1. United Arab Emirates 2. Singapore 3. Spain Spanish passport holders can travel to 121 countries visa-free, while they can enter another 42 countries with a visa on arrival. 4. Malaysia 5. Luxembourg Luxembourg passport holders can travel to

Turkish truck drivers are reportedly being turned away at EU border crossings due to the Schengen 90/180-day rule. Nearly half of Türkiye’s exports to the European Union are transported by road, meaning the issue is also affecting the flow of trade. Reports that drivers have been turned away from Italy’s Trieste port and Bulgaria’s Kapıkule border crossing have triggered concerns across both the transportation and export sectors. “Drivers spend time not only loading and unloa

An unusual travel trend has emerged involving passports. Some travelers are wrapping their passports in aluminum foil in an effort to protect themselves from digital data theft. The practice stems from concerns that criminals or other malicious individuals could steal sensitive information from the passport wirelessly as they pass by. According to Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the contactless chip embedded in passports enables fast and fraud-resista

Elif Eralp’s family sought asylum in Germany from Türkiye following the 1980 military coup. Her mother, a teacher, was eight months pregnant with Elif at the time. Eralp was born in Munich. Her father was a doctor. Now 45, Eralp is a lawyer and mother of two who speaks Turkish, German, English and Spanish. Under Eralp’s leadership, Die Linke (The Left) increased its vote share by around 12 percentage points and emerged as the strongest party in Berlin with 25.7% of the vote.

Elif Eralp has achieved a historic electoral breakthrough in Berlin. Her victory was celebrated with traditional festivities, including people dancing the halay. The Turkish-German politician could become Berlin’s first female governing mayor with a migration background. Eralp led Die Linke (The Left) to a major electoral breakthrough in Berlin. The party, which had previously been a relatively weak political force in the city, emerged as the strongest party with around 25.7%

Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Malta, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium have requested additional time to fully implement the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the EU’s external borders. Nine countries have asked Brussels for an extension to complete the rollout of biometric checks at busy airports and border crossings for travelers arriving from outside the European Union. The Entry/Exit System (EES) was scheduled to be fully operational as of September 6 at Schen

Andreas Schleicher, the founder of the world-renowned PISA assessments, has warned that “artificial intelligence is eroding essential skills.” Schleicher described the current picture of student performance in Europe as “truly concerning.” He said the results indicate that young people are losing fundamental skills that are particularly important for navigating the times we live in. The standardized 2025 assessment, involving 15-year-old students across 91 countries, found th

The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt has shaken Germany. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel accused the government of allowing mass migration to continue and called for the deportation of asylum seekers whom she described as coming largely from “Muslim traditional cultures.” Chancellor Friedrich Merz, meanwhile, said the AfD’s concept of “remigration” amounted to “ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color.” Tensions escalated during the first plenary session of the Bundestag foll

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, German security agencies have repeatedly accused Russia of carrying out hybrid attacks in Germany. In recent months, they have issued a series of warnings that Russian intelligence services may be planning assassinations targeting defense industry executives and Russian dissidents in the country. According to German media reports, security authorities believe a weapons cache discovered in a forest belonged to Russian agents and was i

The share of young people in Germany’s population has declined significantly over the past 40 years, while families with an immigrant background are becoming increasingly prominent among the country’s younger generations. 📌 In Germany, the share of people aged 15–24 fell from 16.7% in 1983 to around 10% today, representing approximately 8.3 million people. As young people make up an increasingly smaller share of Germany’s population, children from immigrant families are play

Severe drought across Europe has developed into a crisis directly threatening Romania’s energy security. Water levels in the Danube River have fallen to historic lows, forcing the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, which supplies around 20% of Romania’s electricity, to suspend operations. State-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica announced that the plant’s only operational 706-megawatt reactor was deliberately disconnected from the national grid due to record-low water

Water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po, among Europe’s busiest waterways, stretching across dozens of countries, have fallen to record lows in Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary and Italy. Cargo ships are being forced to navigate around sandbanks formed by climate change. To prevent vessels from running aground or being damaged, some ships are operating with their loads reduced to as little as 20% of their normal capacity. The major rivers that run across Europe play a cruci

Germany is preparing to put artificial intelligence at the center of its visa, residence permit and asylum procedures. If you cannot pass the AI-based screening process, you may not be able to obtain a German visa or residence permit. The same system will also apply to people seeking asylum in Germany from around the world. Berlin is introducing AI into asylum, visa, residence and immigration procedures that it has struggled to manage due to extremely high demand and staff sh

Recorded footage showed migrants arriving from Morocco swimming toward Ceuta using inflatable rings and other swimming aids, while some were seen running through a gate in the border fence. Over the past two weeks, the number of people who reached the Spanish territory by swimming together in groups using inner tubes and inflatable rings has reached 1,500. Located on Morocco’s northern coast, Ceuta is separated from mainland Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar and has long been