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, ...

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

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

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

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

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

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

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

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

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed ...

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