Opinion and Analysis

'Germany plays a larger role than people think'

With the spotlight this week on Germany’s foreign policy, The Local asks if Europe’s biggest economy should play a greater role in world affairs? Foreign policy expert <b>Professor Walter Russell Mead</b> explains.

Education

'Burkini ruling shows weakness of schools'

Germany's culture of compulsory participation at school was highlighted in a court's burkini ruling last week, but there are good reasons for making exceptions as <b>Malte Lehming</b> from newspaper Tagesspiegel argues.

Opinion and Analysis

Should Germany have a minimum wage?

A pizza takeaway boss was caught paying workers €1.59 an hour this week, while job centres in East Germany report of wages as low as 26 cents an hour. Should the country's next government introduce a minimum wage? <b>Have your say</b>.

Opinion and Analysis

'Germany must give Greece more help'

Less than a month before German elections, the eurozone crisis has entered the campaign battle, giving the opposition badly needed ammunition for an attack against Chancellor Angela Merkel who is riding high in the polls.

Immigration

'It was racist to stop refugee luggage porters'

In southern Germany asylum seekers were volunteering as luggage porters. It was dubbed racist - and the town bowed to the criticism. But it is those who protested who are more xenophobic, argues <b>Barbara John</b> in the <b>Tagesspiegel.</b>