Germany Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

“The rich want war – the youth, a future” – School student strike against conscription in Germany

By Conor Tormey “I don’t think I’ll be dying for my friends, relatives or acquaintances, in the worst-case scenario. Rather, in the end, only for those who are put into the trenches for the interests of large corporations like Rheinmetall, ThyssenKrupp, and

Mar 13, 2026

World News

German election: Instability and polarisation strengthened

By Christian, Left Socialist Party (Belgium) The political contours of the “Zeitenwende” – the “historic turning point – the geopolitical shift that is bringing down the once-successful model of German capitalism have been sharpened with the elections of 23 February. With 16.4%,

Feb 26, 2025

Racism·World News

Germany: Historic mass movement against right-wing deportation plans

By SAV, our sister organisation in Germany On the weekend of 19–21 January, 1.5 million people protested against the far right in the largest wave of demonstrations in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. 350,000 in Berlin, 130,000 in Hamburg,

Feb 3, 2024

Uncategorized·World News

German Election-Election leaves Christian Democrats in crisis, Die Linke faces disaster

By Claus Ludwig, Sozialistische Alternative (SAV) — our sister organisation in Germany In the general election on 26 September, Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lost almost 9 percentage points and plummeted to 24.1%. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 25.7%,

Oct 3, 2021

Uncategorized

Germany: “Rent madness” checked by campaign for nationalisation

by Lucy Redler, SAV (our sister organisation in Germany) Debates about the need to nationalise housing corporations have been continuing for months in Berlin and across Germany. The discussion was initiated by the Berlin based campaign to “Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen & Co.”,

Nov 5, 2019

Theory & History

Berlin Wall – 25 years since November 9

While, for millions, the 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall was rightly celebrated as a great victory for democratic rights, the official celebrations to mark its 25th anniversary have been dominated by anti-socialist propaganda.

Nov 9, 2014

Germany