Understanding Europe

Jan van Aken, federal chairman of the party Die Linke, and Heidi Reichinnek, lead candidate of Die Linke for the 2025 federal election, stand on stage during the party's federal convention for the 2025 parliamentary election | Photo: picture-alliance
File photo used as illustration: The UK government have issued new guidance which indicates those who entered the UK irregularly should not be granted citizenship | Photo: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / picture alliance
Christian Lindner, leader of the FDP, speaking during the election campaign | Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa/picture alliance
Green Party leader Robert Habeck is the party's chancellor candidate in the February 2025 elections | Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture-alliance
(File photo used for illustration) Refugees and asylum seekers often face psychological challenges due to forced displacement, which often involves trauma from war, violence, persecution, or dangerous journeys | Photo: Valeria Ferraro/ZUMA Press/picture alliance