The German Bundestag passed Friedrich Merz's so-called five-point migration plan — which promised a dramatic tightening of ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off. By Christopher F.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reignited fierce debate within the country’s political landscape, taking aim at her own center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for what she ...

Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, ...

Protests have erupted across Germany in the wake of two contentious parliamentary votes on immigration, with marchers venting ...

As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control ...

Demonstrators descended on Berlin Sunday to protest the norm-shattering overtures by Germany's conservatives towards the far ...

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

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, suffered a major political defeat on Friday as his controversial immigration bill backed by the far right was ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative front-runner in the race for Germany’s chancellorship, called for a radical overhaul of the ...