German lawmakers on Friday narrowly rejected a highly controversial bill to tighten migration controls, averting another ...

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

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

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz has put demands for a more restrictive approach to migration at the centre of his campaign ...

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

Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict ...

In a dramatic swing to the right, Friedrich Merz’s CDU is proposing Germany breaches EU law by closing its borders to ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...

The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.

Intensive high-level talks were under way in the German capital on Friday, hours ahead of a highly controversial planned vote ...

German party leaders were engaged in furious last-minute talks on Friday, delaying a high-stakes debate on an immigration ...

The central question remains whether once again the majority will be secured with AfD votes, as was the case the day before ...