Tag: Germany

No country for fine art: Nude sculpture removed from outside new asylum centre in Germany over migrant sensitivities

The city blandly claims the sculpture’s removal was simply to create more space, but critics believe there to be an ulterior motive. Local authorities in the German city of Dresden have ordered the removal of a bronze sculpture depicting a naked woman from the vicinity outside a new asylum shelter, with critics claiming they have done so over fears the new arrivals would find the statue offensive.

Most Germans do not trust the state – poll

The majority of respondents believe the nation’s officials are unable to fulfil their duties, a new survey shows. Trust in the state has fallen to record lows in Germany and most of the population thinks their officials are simply incapable of doing their job, a new survey commissioned by the nation’s biggest public sector employee union shows.

The EU is a failed project – German Patriotic Party

The anti-globalist nationalist Alternative for Germany wants the bloc to focus on border security and strategic independence. The European Union’s migration, climate, and monetary policies have completely failed, according to a policy document adopted by the patriotic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. However, unlike Britain, the party aims to change the EU from within rather than withdraw from the bloc.