Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor candidate from the CDU/CSU, criticized Donald Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada, ...

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...

Ever since Germany has had a competitive far-right party again, this iron law has transformed into a ‘firewall’.

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

The conservative CDU/CSU party is hardening its stance on irregular immigration. Others in Europe have already paved the way.

European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a trade war that would cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has presented a five-point plan to end irregular migration. However, both EU and German ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone ...

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

Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national ...