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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, also known as Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is a state in northeastern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin. The state is located in a region that used to be part of former East Germany.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is the least densely populated of the German states and a popular tourist destination. This page collates recent DW content on the state.

BdT Regen in Norddeutschland Schloss von Schwerin

Vacation in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 07.03.2018

The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is earmarking hundreds of millions of euros for further investment in tourism. The hope is that (in the coming years) the beaches, cities and hotels will fill up - even in winter.

Deutschland Polizeieinsatz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Germany to surveil far-right doomsday 'prepper scene' 08.12.2017

Germany is to begin surveillance of a growing subculture with some far-right affiliations known as the "prepper scene." The network collects weapons and other supplies in case of natural disasters or social collapse.
Klink Sprengung des leerstehenden Müritz-Hotel BdT

Popular East German Müritz hotel complex demolished 28.09.2017

One of former East Germany's most prestigious hotels is no more. It took three seconds and 380 kilograms of explosives to destroy a piece of history.
Pasewalk Deutschland Stadtübersicht Luftaufnahme

AfD stronghold Pasewalk: Right-wing party makes gains with those who feel forgotten and frustrated 27.09.2017

The right-wing AfD has entered Germany's parliament for the first time in September's election. It came in second strongest party in its stronghold of Pasewalk, which locals say is a 'victim of German reunification.'
Deutschland Banzkow - Durchsuchungen bei Anti-Terror-Razzia

Anti-left 'kill list' kept by far-right German lawyer and policeman 06.09.2017

Evidence of a far-right terror group is growing after the discovery of a "kill list" of left-wing politicians to be murdered if social order collapsed. Is Germany ignoring a right-wing threat from the middle of society?
Deutschland Flüchtlinge Kinder vor Flüchtlingsunterkunft

AfD populists milk anti-refugee anger in German region with few asylum seekers 16.08.2017

Support for the anti-immigration AfD has been eroding, but not in eastern Germany. The right-wing populists remain a force in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, which has fewer refugees than any other state. How can that be?
Hund Golden Retriever

Serial dog thief on the loose in Munich 14.02.2017

A golden retriever has been reunited with his family after being kidnapped and sold on Ebay to an unsuspecting dog lover. Unidentified livestock professionals are also stealing cows in eastern Germany.

Leipziger Wassersportmesse Beach & Boat - Taucherin

Germany's biggest diving tower 24.01.2017

The resort town of Waren in the Mecklenburg Lake District has plans to build a 35-meter tall diving tower. On Tuesday the decision was made to go ahead with the multimillion euro investment.
Deutschland Greifswald Staatsanwalt Sascha Ott findet AfD-Seite gut und wird nicht Justizminister

CDU nixes Pomerania politician over AfD Facebook likes 28.10.2016

Sascha Ott, of Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU, was set to become the justice minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Now the lawyer is in hot water for "liking" the competition a little too often.
Deutschland Flüchtlinge bei Wegscheid

Merkel undeterred on refugee policy, says aide 07.09.2016

Renewed calls for Germany to cap its annual refugee intake at 200,000 have been rejected by Chancellor Merkel's parliamentary whip. Volker Kauder has said an upper limit would contradict the legal right to asylum.
Deutschland Horst Seehofer und Angela Merkel in Potsdam

Seehofer blames Merkel's refugee policy for 'disastrous' AfD success in state election 06.09.2016

After the CDU's electoral defeat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, tensions in the CDU-CSU union have intensified. Bavarian State Premier Horst Seehofer has blamed Merkel's refugee policy for the AfD's success.
Deutschland Alternative für Deutschland Wahlplakat in Stuttgart

Germany's left has more to lose from the AfD than Merkel 05.09.2016

Amid talk of Merkel's defeat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (even though she wasn't actually a candidate), there was little discussion of the winners. But the SPD and the Left also lost votes to the right-wing AfD.
Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel

Opinion: No demise of the Merkel era 05.09.2016

The election result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is an embarrassing defeat for Chancellor Merkel, but it does not mean the end of her political career, or the start of a political about-face, says Charlotte Potts.
China G20 Gipfel in Hangzhou Kanzlerin Merkel

Merkel defends refugee stance after poll defeat, pledges to rebuild trust 05.09.2016

Angela Merkel has vowed to "win back trust" after her party suffered a humiliating defeat against the anti-migrant AfD in state elections. The result has been blamed on voter disenchantment with her refugee policy.
Deutschland Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern AfD

Politicians blame Merkel's refugee policy for defeat in regional elections 05.09.2016

Chancellor Angela Merkel received heavy criticism from her opponents as well as from within her own ranks. Her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), came third place in state elections in her home state.
Deutschland Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern AfD

Opinion: A shock we saw coming 04.09.2016

Everyone knew in which direction the pendulum was going to swing. The momentum of the right-wing AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was as predictable as the losses of the major parties, says DW's Marcel Fürstenau.
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