One of the top issues in upcoming German elections is migration, which has helped fuel the rise of the anti-immigrant, ...

Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict ...

The bill’s defeat — after Merz secured the passage of a similar motion on Wednesday — suggests that some of his own ...

Merz had presented parliament with proposals for strict new immigration rules, which were supported by the partly far-right ...

Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict immigration, but failed to pass a contentious bill after a day of jeers and ...

The two-day meeting focuses on economic policy, a key election campaign topic for Merz. The CDU leadership has adopted an "Agenda 2030" paper addressing tax reform, a more flexible labor market ...

They partly failed, but Merz is now doubling down, arguing the episode merely exposed where the parties stand on the key issue of migration. “When should such a clarification take place, if not three ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the lost trust of key allies and ensure Berlin is more ...

Merz made the comments during a meeting in Berlin with key conservative EU figures, including Manfred Weber, the head of the European People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in the European ...

Merz himself sees his move as a gamble aimed ... redefined its course in key areas of German politics. He has "also initiated, driven forward and completed this process in the CDU with the new ...

Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU ... just four weeks ahead of Feb. 23 elections. A key non-binding motion—proposing to turn away irregular migrants and asylum seekers at all German borders ...