"Against the backdrop of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia probably has the greatest and most obvious interest in influencing the election in its own favour," the BfV said in a ...

The BfV won't refer to the AfD as a "right-wing extremist movement" until the court ruleson an AfD motion to issue a temporary injunction. Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice ...

It was previously suspected of having extremist tendencies, but the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said this is now confirmed. Germany's history with the Nazi Party ...

The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), or Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution — Germany's equivalent of the FBI — released a 1,000-page report on Friday. In a statement ...

The “right-wing extremist” designation means that the domestic intelligence agency, known as the Office of the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, or BfV), will have even ...

Germany's decision to label AfD as a "proven right-wing extremist endeavor" makes it easier for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany's spy agency, to conduct some types ...

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to refrain from sharing intelligence with Germany’s domestic intelligence agency days after the country’s spy arm ...

A spokesman for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) told Agence France-Presse the party had lodged a court challenge against the BfV intelligence agency's designation on Monday, the day before ...

The BfV, which is in charge of safeguarding Germany's constitutional order, said Friday's announcement came after an "intense and comprehensive" examination. The designation gives authorities ...