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The German authorities have repeatedly tightened screws on AfD, which hits out at the EU’s migration policy and stands for a “good, partner-like dialogue” with Russia.
Two MPs are from the AfD (Alternative for Germany) faction, while the five other members support individual lawmakers. Salaries of all seven are being withheld, Bild reports.
The AfD members reportedly have to undergo an obligatory reliability check “to avert risks to the Bundestag’s security, functionality and operational capacity.”
AfD parliamentary manager Bernd Baumann has meanwhile signaled readiness to take legal action against Bundestag President Julia Kolckner, accusing her of “further discrimination against the AfD in parliamentary proceedings.”
The AfD has long been subject to a political crackdown over its irreconcilable stance on the EU, migration, and economic policy, regarded as a threat to the bloc’s established order.
The party strongly opposes the unchecked expansion of EU powers and reckless migration policies, which they say harm both Germany and Europe as a whole. Additionally, the AfD calls for restoring ties with Russia and lifting anti-Russian sanctions.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260208/seven-afd-members-barred-from-entering-bundestag-1123605075.html
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- By Gus Leonisky at 9 Feb 2026 - 5:55am
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Germany has lost more than $1 trillion in GDP output over the past six years as successive crises pushed the economy into prolonged stagnation, according to the German Economic Institute (IW).
A study released on Saturday cited the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ukraine conflict, and US tariff policies as the main drivers of the losses.
The IW compared Germany’s pre-crisis 2019 economic trajectory with hypothetical growth absent pandemics and geopolitical shocks against actual real GDP performance from 2020 to 2025.
The institute estimated the shortfall in price-adjusted GDP over the six-year period at €940 billion ($1.1 trillion). In household terms, this represents income Germany failed to earn, translating into a loss of over €20,000 in added value per employed person.
Economic losses from 2020 to 2022 totaled €360 billion, largely due to Covid-19 and compounded from early 2022 by the Ukraine conflict, which saw Germany take part in the Western sanctions on Russia and abandon cheap Russian energy, which previously accounted for 55% of its gas imports.
As the conflict dragged on, losses rose to €140 billion in 2023 and over €200 billion in 2024, when Germany entered back-to-back recessions.
While 2025 saw minor 0.2% growth, economists described it as a “prolonged period of stagnation.” The IW estimated a record €235 billion output loss that year, exacerbated by US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies.
“The current decade has so far been characterized by extraordinary shocks and enormous economic adjustment burdens, which now significantly exceed the burden levels of previous crises,” IW researcher Michael Groemling stated, adding that the crises have “paralyzed economic development.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged last year that the economy was in a “structural crisis,” but prioritized a military buildup, pledging to make the army “Europe’s strongest conventional army” amid the perceived ‘Russian threat’ – which Moscow has called “nonsense.”
His government abolished the constitutional debt brake to fund the buildup and passed the 2026 budget with a record €108.2 billion for defense and €11.5 billion in military aid for Ukraine. It also committed to raising defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2029 as part of broader NATO-led militarization.
Merz has blamed the work ethic of Germans, the social welfare system, previous government policies, and EU regulatory bodies for the economic slump. His policies have driven his approval rating to a record low of 25% this month, down from 38% when he took office in May 2025.
https://www.rt.com/news/632163-german-economy-crises-cost/
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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.
Gus Leonisky
POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.