Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has celebrated the Bundestag vote in favour of more rejections at Germany's borders as a "great day for democracy." It was clear "sensible proposals can be adopted,

R ARELY HAS the Bundestag known such drama. On January 29th, to scenes of uproar in Germany’s parliament, a tiny majority of mps approved a radical five-point plan to curb irreg

On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy through the Bundestag which abrogates fundamental constitutional principles and European law.

Germany's parliament narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday urging tough restrictions on immigration that was especially controversial because it was backed by the far-right AfD

Germany's political parties are clashing over plans to clamp down on migration following the stabbings in Aschaffenburg. But many fear the 'firewall' against the far-right AfD will be weakened during a Bundestag vote on Wednesday.

The Bundestag has spoken out in favor of more rejections of asylum seekers at Germany's borders. A corresponding motion by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group received a majority, as announced by the chair of the session,

The readiness to help Ukraine "as long as necessary" is causing less and less enthusiasm among taxpayers in Germany. The Russian embassy in Berlin told Izvestiya. Similar sentiments are also confirmed by the Bundestag Defense Committee.

Alice Weigel co-leader of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, party speaks during a debate about migration at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor in February's election, caused an uproar by agreeing to work with the far-right AfD on immigration measures.

Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.

A commission of German experts from politics, business and science is calling on the next government to engage in strategic cooperation with the countries of the so-called Global South, with labour migration a key issue.