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Tessa Walther

Tessa covers topics from economics and politics to societal issues. Her biggest addictions: political podcasts, dark chocolate and crossfit.

After studying in the UK, Spain and France, Tessa joined DW as a trainee in 2017. She contributed to DW’s background department before relocating to Brussels in 2025 to take on her current role.

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Featured stories by Tessa Walther

A picture of Veronica Duzdova as a child

Slovakia's Roma women forcibly sterilized after giving birth

Thousands of Roma women in Slovakia were sterilized without their consent — causing lasting trauma.
SocietySeptember 4, 202506:21 min
President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pose for a 'family photo' at the White House.

What did Europe achieve at the Washington summit on Ukraine?

European leaders joined Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. How much progress has been made?
ConflictsAugust 19, 2025
Police stand nearby as emergency workers attend to a person who was the victim of a beating in downtown Brussels

Belgium struggles in fight against cocaine traffickers

Belgium is a major hub for cocaine in Europe, with the drug flooding the continent via the port of Antwerp.
CrimeJuly 31, 202508:28 min
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Stories by Tessa Walther

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Franco-German relations: Can Macron and Merz hit it off?

Franco-German relations: Can Macron and Merz hit it off?

Will their budding bromance survive the tough debates on defense, energy, and Europe's future?
PoliticsAugust 29, 2025
EU Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic (L) and Denmarks Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) hold a joint press conference in Brussels

EU mulls response to Trump's tariff threats

EU mulls response to Trump's tariff threats

Although still hopeful of a trade deal with the US, the bloc's top trade ministers plan possible retaliatory measures.
TradeJuly 14, 202502:17 min
Polish military and check cars on a bridge in Slubice, Poland, after the country installs temporary border checks

Poland's border checks: Beginning of the end of Schengen?

Poland's border checks: Beginning of the end of Schengen?

Border controls are creeping back across Europe — but are they solving anything?
PoliticsJuly 7, 2025
European Parliament, Strasbourg, 18 02 2025 The European Parliament in Strasbourg is reflected in the waters of the River

Do EU structures enable far-right misuse of public money?

Do EU structures enable far-right misuse of public money?

A leaked audit says far-right MEPs improperly spent millions in EU funds, highlighting deep flaws in the EU system.
PoliticsJuly 4, 2025
Police open a shipping container with parcels of cocaine

Violent drug crime on the rise in Brussels

Violent drug crime on the rise in Brussels

Gunfire, drug wars and shootouts in residential areas — the Belgian capital is seeing a wave of drug-related violence.
CrimeJune 9, 202502:18 min
A piece of Pecorino cheese

Italy's pecorino cheesemakers feel effects of Trump tariffs

Italy's pecorino cheesemakers feel effects of Trump tariffs

A large share of Italian exports, like the famous pecorino cheese, goes to the US.
BusinessMay 30, 202505:19 min
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