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

Candidate for Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz plans to introduce a ban on the entry of illegal migrants into the country ...

Germany’s opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a ...

Conservative front-runner in race for Germany’s chancellorship calls for radical migration overhaul and permanent border checks ...

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 ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the ...

Violent attacks linked to foreign suspects in Germany, including a deadly stabbing on Wednesday when the attacker targeted pre-school children, have prompted political parties to demand stricter ...

After years in which Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election ...

However, some Germans blame the CDU, and in particular Merz's predecessor and longtime chancellor Angela Merkel, for ...

After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to ...

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