Franziska Giffey

Politics

Berlin mayor hopeful and ex-cabinet minister stripped of doctorate title in uni scandal

A leading candidate standing for Berlin mayor in September was stripped of her doctorate Thursday over plagiarism charges weeks after she resigned from Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet over the affair.

Politics

German minister resigns over plagiarism claims

The Social Democrat candidate standing for Berlin's mayoral job in September's election resigned from her ministerial post on Wednesday over claims she plagiarised her doctoral thesis, in a blow to the centre-left party.

Crime

Merkel to visit Chemnitz after murder, growing unrest

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the eastern city Chemnitz, scene in recent weeks of racist outbursts, following the stabbing of a German allegedly by refugees.

Crime

Families Minister becomes first government official to visit site of Chemnitz stabbing

Family Minister Franziska Giffey laid down a bouquet of six white roses at a temporary memorial for a stabbing victim in Chemnitz on Friday morning.