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Germany's Merz demands migration reforms

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 support.

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Leading German chancellor candidate Merz vows more assertive global role

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 assertive on the global stage in a speech laying out his foreign policy plans.

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Germany's Merz demands migration reforms, even with support from AfD

Opposition head Friedrich Merz is calling for reforms to Germany's migration laws after a deadly knife attack in which an Afghan man facing deportation is the main suspect - even if they pass with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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 ...

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Chancellor hopeful Merz prepares Germany for era of ‘systemic conflict’

The incumbent government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat (SPD), has styled itself as a champion of the ...

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CDU’s Friedrich Merz eyes a new Polish-German friendship treaty

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the CDU and candidate for German Chancellor, has announced plans to repair relations with ...

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Ukraine must win, regain full territory, in war with Russia, says Germany’s Merz

BERLIN - Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Mr Friedrich Merz - favourite to become Germany’s next chancellor - said on Jan 23. Mr ...

Friedrich Merz warns German companies about ‘great risk’ of investing in China

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become Germany’s chancellor, has warned German companies about the “great risk” of investing in China.

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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 ...

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Germany: Press conference by Merz, chairman of the German CDU party, on the knife attack in Aschaffenburg

The chairman of the party and fraction of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, gives a press conference in ...

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