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Germany's Merz demands migration reforms, even with support from AfD

Opposition head Friedrich Merz is calling for reforms to Germany's migration laws after a deadly knife attack in which an Afghan man facing deportation is the main suspect - even if they pass with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Politico Europe · 7h

Germany’s far-right firewall weakens as Merz pledges migration crackdown

Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD support.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Germany's Likely Next Chancellor Demands Migration Crackdown After Knife Attack

Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.

BBC · 1d

German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife attack

Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.

Hosted on MSN · 8h

Germany's opposition leader Merz under fire for vowing migration crackdown

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected chancellor in next month's vote. View on euronews

Clear majority of Germans support conservative 'firewall' against AfD

A clear majority of Germans support the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's refusal to cooperate with the ...

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Merz pledges to restore Germany's global trust, boost defence

Friedrich Merz, the German Christian Democratic Union's candidate for Chancellor of Germany ahead of the February parliamentary elections, promises to rebuild trust in Berlin's international relations ...

Politico Europe20h

Germany’s Trump problem

The country’s perennial yearning for reassurance is still dominating discourse — but this time around, it’s likely to be in ...

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Germany’s election puts Europe’s stalled engine to the test

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

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Will German conservative Merz douse far-right 'firewall'?

Some in Germany are surprised at how willing he seems to be to cooperate with the far-right AfD.Germany' s opposition leader, ...

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Scholz’s challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up ...

German far-Right firewall may be crumbling as conservatives agree to work with AfD

Right” could crumble after the frontrunner to win next month’s election said he could work with Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

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Donald Trump shakes up German politics

While leading German politicians fear the worst from Trump's second presidency, German parties are taking very different ...

German opposition leader Merz urges united EU stance on Trump

Mr Merz argued the need “to negotiate with the American side from a position of strength”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Germany: Press conference by Merz, chairman of the German CDU party, on the knife attack in Aschaffenburg

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

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