Heiko Maas

Germany says Russia to remain 'difficult partner' after Vladimir Putin's re-election

Russia will remain a "difficult partner" after President Vladimir Putin's re-election but will be needed to help resolve international tensions, German foreign minister Heiko Maas said.

German Justice Minister asks courts to crackdown on Facebook for fake news

German judges and state prosecutors need to crack down straight away on fake news disseminated through social media platforms such as Facebook, Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in an interview published on Sunday.

Facebook should be treated like a media company, says German Justice Minister

Germany's Justice Minister says he believes Facebook Inc. should be treated like a media company rather than a technology platform, suggesting he favours moves to make social media groups criminally liable for failing to remove hate speech.

Germany urges Facebook to join the fight against online hate

Germany's interior minister visited Facebook's offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive in removing forbidden content from its social network platform.

'Deport them': Protesters blame refugees for Cologne violence, rally against Angela Merkel

Thousands of far-right protesters rallied against Angela Merkel and the record refugee influx they blamed for sexual violence against women at Cologne.

Islamic State may be trying to exploit refugee debate: German justice minister

Germany's justice minister today warned against drawing a hasty link between refugees and perpetrators of the deadly Paris attacks, warning that the IS group could be trying to exploit the debate over Europe's migrant influx.