A regional politician has been fined €1,500 or 50 days in jail for allegedly calling Thilo Sarrazin, the author of a controversial book criticizing Muslim immigrants, an “ass.” Helmut Manz, 43, the deputy spokesman of the opposition Left Party in the … Continue reading
Leaders of Germany’s opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) called Monday for the expulsion of Thilo Sarrazin, the author of a divisive book that claims immigration will be the downfall of German society. The party’s general secretary, Andrea Nahles, said the … Continue reading
A member of Angela Merkel’s conservatives said on Saturday the electorate would welcome a new political party further to the right. Christian Democrat (CDU) member of parliament Erika Steinbach also said the party was wrong to condemn central bank board … Continue reading
A board member of Germany’s central bank dramatically resigned on Thursday after causing weeks of uproar with inflammatory comments on immigrants and Jews. “The Bundesbank board and its member Thilo Sarrazin are aware of their responsibilities to the institution of … Continue reading
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has vehemently defended controversial Deutsche Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin. The German caused global outcry with various statements regarding immigration and the intelligence quotient of ethnic groups made in his new book “Deutschland … Continue reading
Nearly a fifth of Germans would vote for a political protest party headed by Thilo Sarrazin, a poll revealed on Sunday, as mainstream politicians argue about how best to react to his statements on Muslims, immigration and Jews. The survey, conducted … Continue reading
German public opinion is deeply split over the fate of a central banker whose disparaging comments about Muslim immigrants have triggered a heated debate on race and integration, surveys showed on Wednesday. Over the past week and a half, Thilo … Continue reading
Germany’s central bank today took the unprecedented step of sacking a board member after he repeatedly criticised the country’s Muslim population and said “all Jews share the same gene”. In a brief statement, the Bundesbank president, Axel Weber, and four … Continue reading
German public opinion is deeply split over the fate of a central banker whose disparaging comments about Muslim immigrants have triggered a heated debate on race and integration, surveys showed on Wednesday. Over the past week and a half, Thilo … Continue reading
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Monday said it would begin proceedings for the expulsion of longstanding member Thilo Sarrazin over comments in his new book. Sarrazin, a central bank executive, officially launched his book “Deutschland schafft sich ab” (“Germany does away … Continue reading