Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls.

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

Merz, whose centre-right bloc currently tops the polls, is toughening his stance on migration ahead of federal elections next month.View on euronews ...

The conservative leader wants to impose strict border controls after knife killings in Aschaffenburg this week.

The country's upcoming vote could determine the future of its struggling economy and Europe's political stability ...

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

Friedrich Merz promises a swift crackdown on immigration if elected as chancellor next month following a fatal attack that left two dead in Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg ...

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Bavarian Premier Markus Söder has demanded a "border closure for illegal migration" after an attack in the southern city of ...

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 ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, ...