Bill calling for tougher rules on migration widely criticised for undermining ‘firewall’ against working with far right.

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

With cheers of surprise and shocked faces, Bundestag MPs narrowly rejected a migration bill on Friday pushed by the ...

Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...

As Germany ramps up spending on its military, a clash is brewing around what some politicians and defense executives say is ...

The bill had the support of both Germany's conservatives and the far-right Alternative for Germany, which are leading in the ...

A vote in Germany's national parliament (Bundestag) has led to fears that the firewall supposedly separating mainstream <a target=_blank href=http ...

Having twice voted with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in favor of a brutal policy of sealing the borders against refugees, the conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union ...

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a shock setback in his bid to become chancellor after his effort to push through tough migration legislation with backing from the far-right failed ...