Bundestag Vice President Thomas Oppermann has died suddenly after collapsing shortly before a TV broadcast. Colleagues from across the political spectrum have expressed their shock. Leading Social ...

Thomas Oppermann, chairman of the Social Democrats in Germany's parliament, wants refugees rescued from the Mediterranean sent back to Africa. Fellow SPD lawmaker Aziz Bozkurt tells DW that is bad ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

German intelligence services should be surveilling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to monitor their possible links to radical groups, the deputy parliament speaker said Monday. “The ...

Thomas Oppermann, the parliamentary chairman of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) which is vying to steal power from Angela Merkel in this year’s election, said the Brexit vote caught all German ...

SPD parliamentary leader Thomas Oppermann has defended himself during hearings into a child porn investigation involving a lawmaker. He also expressed "serious regret" for his role in a minister's ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), junior partners in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition, said on Sunday they would launch a new push to legalize same-sex marriage in Germany, a move opposed ...

Facebook could face fines of up to 500,000 euros (£420,000) for each fake news story it fails to take down from its site, under new rules suggested by the chairman of Germany’s Social Democrat Party.

The SPD's Thomas Oppermann has called for fines against social media platforms if fake reports are not quickly deleted. A new law to control fake news and hate messages is under consideration. Social ...

Politicians in Germany are pushing for a new immigration law. They argue the rise of the anti-Islamization group PEGIDA is a sign the public has lost faith in the regulation of immigrants. Is ...