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In Germany

Die Linke’s housing plan in Berlin: high costs and no growth

The party is considering a measure that would affect all companies with more than 10,000 flats in the capital: any accommodation exceeding this threshold would be acquired by the city-state. Cost of the operation: 16 billion euros. The watchword is socialisation

Daniel Mosseri

23 OCT 26

THE SCENARIO

Russia’s ‘hybrid’ plan against Berlin

According to the WSJ, Putin is reported to have ordered an escalation of the hybrid war against NATO countries. Following the foiled attack at Leipzig Airport, Germany has raised its alert level regarding Russian sabotage. And investigations point to a chain of command that is increasingly closely linked to Moscow

Lorenzo Monfregola

23 OCT 26

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Spies in Germany’s soft underbelly

The arrest of the former head of German intelligence, August Hanning, on charges of espionage, reopens a long history of infiltration and betrayal. From Markus Wolf to the Stasi moles, right through to relations with Russia, China and Azerbaijan. Anne McElvoy’s article in The Telegraph

19 OCT 26

Drone versus drone

Ukraine’s race against Russia’s new super-fast Geran drones: fighter jets, AI turrets and new interceptors

In September, Moscow launched over 3,000 jet-powered drones and produces almost as many every month. The most innovative solutions and resources from Germany and the European Commission

Lorenzo Monfregola

10 OCT 26

Editorials

Farewell to the Franco-German tank: Paris and Berlin shelve yet another joint project

The Mgcs programme was intended to bring the two countries together in the development of the tank of the future, but France and Germany are once again turning to national solutions. Following the cancellation of the Scaf fighter jet, another flagship project symbolising Europe’s strategic autonomy in defence has been scrapped

Redazione

9 OCT 26

Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron – photo: Ansa

Paid informants

The arrest of the former head of the German intelligence services is the biggest scandal since the end of the Cold War

August Hanning was arrested at his home in Nordwalde, near Münster, in the Rhineland. The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that the former senior official is under investigation for attempted treason and for acting as an agent for a foreign intelligence service.

Daniel Mosseri

7 OCT 26

Editorials

A European ‘kill switch’ against China. Merz and Macron want a weapon to combat those who distort competition

Berlin and Paris are calling on the Commission to introduce a mechanism that would allow countries using subsidies, dumping and overcapacity to distort competition to be excluded from the Single Market. The proposal marks a shift in Germany’s stance towards Beijing and will be put before the European Council in October

Redazione

5 OCT 26

Unease and old-style Nazism

Two Germanies and a major crisis. A dictionary of mistakes and fears

In Berlin, the red wave has halted the black wave. The ‘Great Centre’ is over, and Merz’s weakness has become a source of stability: no one wants to replace him. The economy, politics, the wounds of an unfinished reunification. The causes are many and intertwined. Words, stories and figures to understand the Zeitgeist of Europe’s most important (and unsettling) country.

Stefano Cingolani

26 SEP 26

Die Linke has triumphed in Berlin with Elif Eralp, the daughter of Turkish political refugees. Zohran Mamdani is her mentor (photo: Getty)

power to act

Germany expands the powers of its intelligence services to combat hybrid threats

The reform of the BND and BFV will, in limited circumstances, allow for the sabotage of enemy IT systems and infrastructure. Berlin is responding to Russia’s hybrid warfare, but is blurring the line between the intelligence services and the police

Flaminia Bussotti

26 SEP 26

The headquarters of the German Federal Intelligence Service (Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

In Germany

“Jews in danger,” said Chancellor Merz. Hamas wanted to “celebrate” 7 October with a massacre in Berlin

Following Die Linke’s victory in Berlin, the German Chancellor stated that “Jewish life in Germany is no longer safe”. As if the rise of the AfD were not enough, now the far left is also making inroads on German streets where no Jew can walk safely if they are recognisable as such

Giulio Meotti

24 SEP 26

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