Despite making up less than one-fifth of the German population, eastern German voters are in particular focus ahead of the ...

Germany was reunified on 1989 under western conditions. The experiences of its eastern half were not valued, creating fertile ...

The contrast is a legacy from the Cold War, when Germany was divided from east to west as tensions mounted ... One of the reasons for the light divide is that the light shades and fittings used ...

After German reunification, many people believed that East German society would soon become more like West German society. For Steffen Mau, one thing is clear: that was an illusion - East Germany will ...

retaining its strongholds in the east but also spreading into the west in rural areas. The urban-rural divide will therefore become all the more apparent and entrenched when German voters head to ...

Some small differences between the formerly divided parts of Germany linger on. In the former East, 74% of women are working, compared to 71.5% in the West, according to a 2023 study by the Hans ...

the economy of East Germany was characterized by lower incomes, higher unemployment and weaker growth compared to the West. These issues have since largely disappeared, and factors such as ...

LIKE many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in ...