Far-right AfD party welcomes ruling in favour of Compact, which sets high bar for any government crackdownA German federal court has overturned a ban on a magazine classed by the government as rightwing extremist, in a high-profile legal battle seen as…
The court ruled that the ban on Compact magazine, imposed last year by the previous government, was not justified.
In todayโs edition of The Capitals, read about human rights in our time, Germany’s court battle over the banning of far-right magazine Compact, and so much more.
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Despite differences, the EU and China can shape a new global economic compact. Former Greek Finance Minister Georgios Papakonstantinou argues Europe now has no option but to get closer to China.
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Our reporter breaks down whatโs really going on in the Arctic.
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The decision delivers a blow to the effort to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels.
The French presidentโs failures offer an object lesson in what happens when liberalism is stripped of its morality and valuesWhen Emmanuel Macron was first elected in the spring of 2017, we were told that he was the future of liberal pluralism. The BBC…
Three years in, Russiaโs invasion has drawn in dozens of countries.
Some regional leaders appear inclined to unveil key initiatives under the next president, giving him the glory.
AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida homeAs Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on US election day last month to wait for the results to trickle in, a sm…
Trump and Musk want to run a giant experiment on the federal bureaucracy. Two big unknowns already loom over it.
From its compact viral bum bag to its high-tech heat vests, Uniqlo is a prominent player on Europeโs high streets. As the Japanese firm celebrates its 40th anniversary, how is science setting the brand apart from other competitors?
For as long as the center fails to make its case in a way that galvanizes, there will be many more like Sahra Wagenknecht.
The subsidy program that Rome can’t afford is a crucial part of efforts to piece shattered lives and towns back together.
Before being prohibited last month, few Germans had heard of Compact. Now it claims โeveryone wants a copyโ
Ana Rita Gil*, Aylin Yildiz
Noorda** & Lucas Ricardo***
* Professor, Law Faculty of the
University of Lisbon, Portugal. Researcher at the Lisbon Public Law. Email:
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** Postdoctoral Researcher at the
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AfD-supporting publication has fed racist and far-right nationalist conspiracy theoriesThe German government has banned the rightwing extremist magazine Compact, accusing it of whipping up โunspeakableโ hatred of Jews, Muslims and foreigners while unde…
Heads of state have been peppered with questions at this weekโs NATO summit in Washington about Bidenโs age and mental acuity.
To play a kingmaker role in key votes and have a say in debates in the European Parliament, members of the conservative ECR group, now the third-largest EU group in the European Parliament, must be constructive and compact, Ondลej Krutรญlek, the newly e…
The compact East Anglian city boasts walkability, quaintness, good schools and relative affordability
The rebirth of the โWeimar Triangleโ suggests that Franco-German tensions are on the mend and a common agenda on arming Kyiv is possiblePolandโs longstanding struggle for a bigger say in European leadership may finally be gaining ground with the reviva…
Very low turnout in vote to penalise owners of large cars suggests public still needs to be won overPushing a pram as they walked out of a voting station, Joanna and Louis agreed that SUVs were not suitable for a compact city like Paris. โWe have a you…
As the United Nations are preparing to adopt the Global Digital Compact later this year, we discussed this initiative with Tech Envoy Amandeep Singh Gill and what it means for internet governance, Artificial Intelligence and the EUโs international proj…
