Friedrich Merz Christian Democratic Union of Germany

Germany, Friedrich Merz

Germany: Merz meets resistance with risky border gambit

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed it would be on the SPD and Greens if he had to pass it with votes from the far-right AfD.

The Financial Times · 3d

Friedrich Merz vows to seal Germany’s borders after Bavaria knife attack

Conservative frontrunner to be country’s next chancellor aims to submit tough migration proposals to MPs next week

BBC · 4d

German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife attack

Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.

‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany

Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly ...

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Germany’s Election Is Challenging Historic Taboos

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

The Local4h

What is the CDU's controversial immigration plan for Germany?

The conservatives in Germany are proposing a crackdown on migration policies - including citizenship laws - after the fatal ...

DPA International on MSN9d

Germany's Merz says EU needs united response to Trump

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Germany's upcoming elections, is calling ...

AfD surge threatens to spoil party in home town of ‘Germany’s next chancellor’

Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties ...

Politico Europe3d

Germany’s far-right firewall weakens as Merz pledges migration crackdown

Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD ...

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German Election Taboos Broken as Merz and Musk Flirt With AfD

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...

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Germany’s Not-So-Stable Firewall Against the Far Right

In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream ...

Politico Europe10d

Von der Leyen emerges from illness to join show of support for Germany’s Merz

European Commission president is in Berlin for her first public appearance since she was admitted to hospital.

DPA International on MSN4d

Germany's Merz slams migration policy as 'shambles,' demands reforms

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz has demanded fundamental changes to migration policy and a dramatic increase in ...

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