In a significant move to honor the Kurdish Peshmerga's role in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), the city of Paris will inaugurate a park to pay homage to the Kurdish forces before the next Kurdish New Year (Newroz), deputy to the mayor of Paris told Rudaw on Sunday.
French Senator Remi Feraud told Rudaw on Sunday that the relationship between France and the Kurdistan Region has flourished in recent years, highlighting the critical role that regular engagement between Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and French President Emmanuel Macron have played in strengthening this bond.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani arrived in Paris on Sunday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, amid major developments in the Middle East. The visit follows a series of high-level meetings with regional leaders, signaling an elevated role for the Kurdistan Region in regional diplomacy.
Workers at 13 airports across Germany began a 24-hour strike on Monday, almost bringing the country’s air traffic to a standstill.
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor based on preliminary election results, but he remained cautious about the prospect as his party celebrated its victory on Sunday.
A member of Germany’s Green Party said on Saturday that protecting minorities is important to his party, especially the Kurds, and highlighted the need to develop ties with the Kurdistan Region and Kurds in northeast Syria (Rojava).
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani shared his insights on a range of key topics, including the United States president’s calls for peace, regional developments in Syria and the situation of its Kurdish community, the peace efforts between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), as well as the formation of the upcoming Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The prime minister of the Netherlands said he had a “great” meeting with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani in Munich on Saturday, discussing regional elections as well as developments in Syria.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday held a meeting with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference where they discussed further developing ties between their two governments.
A member of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) expressed strong support for Kurds after his party faced backlash for trying to pass an anti-immigration bill with support from the far-right.
A Kurdish lawmaker for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Germany representing Schleswig-Holstein state said on Monday that the party’s agenda includes only supporting the entry of “qualified” immigrants.
A member of Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Saturday said it is “unconscionable” for Syrians in the country to be sent home now that the regime of Bashar al-Assad is gone. Immigration is a major issue for Germans who will go to the polls in a snap election next month.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s rise in the German parliamentary elections is causing concern in the country, with Social Democratic Party (SPD) member Denis Kocker deeming them “one of the biggest threats democracy has faced.”
Rolf Mutzenich, leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), warned of economic risks posed by Donald Trump’s return to the White House and rising far-right influence at home, stressing concerns over job losses, trade tensions, and threats to democracy.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is focusing its agenda in next month’s elections on restricting immigration and reversing the current influx by pressuring countries of origin to accept returnees, as part of its efforts to counter what it describes as “radical Islamism,” an AfD candidate told Rudaw.
Several European countries on Monday announced that they will pause the processing of Syrian asylum cases, citing uncertainty with developments in Syria.
