New German interior minister orders immediate end to asylum claims at borders
Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s new Conservative interior minister, has ordered a halt of asylum procedures at Germany’s foreign borders effective immediately…
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Germany’s CDU cozies up to left-wing Die Linke after Merz’s chancellorship election misstep
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has moved closer to the left-wing Die Linke party.
National crisis? Merz struggles to win German chancellorship vote
Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has failed to garner enough votes in the Bundestag to become chancellor of Germany in…
Germany’s CDU choice of new ministers shows it is ‘on its path towards the Left’
Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has chosen his candidates for the top executive positions his party…
AfD tops German polls as incoming coalition government loses support
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has hit new records in voter surveys.
‘Church should stay out of politics, focus on life and death’ : German parliament president
Germany's Bundestag President and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MP Julia Klöckner has criticised the churches' involvement in politics, sparking debate across…
Merz will learn from Bismarck, firewall against the AfD may actually be political fuel
Europe pays regular obeisance to remembering “the lessons of the past.
German ex-chancellor Merkel praises migration policies of new government
Former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel has said she was "pleased" with the agreement between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union in Bavaria…
German defence industry applauds new coalition agreement, but most others are unimpressed
Representatives of Germany’s private sector are doubtful about whether the incoming government would be able to revive the country’s languishing economy.
Germany’s CDU and SPD agree on ‘disastrous’ coalition pact
In Germany, the Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have agreed on a government coalition for the next four years.
Right-wing AfD party tops German poll for first time ever
Barely six weeks after the German federal elections, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a voter survey for the first time ever.
Germany’s CDU youth question leader Merz as SPD coalition deal nears
Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democratic Party have prepared to finalise their government coalition…
Criticism of Germany’s CDU chief Merz grows over coalition talks
Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has been facing increasing opposition from within his own party over his performance…
German business demands CDU and SPD coalition talks focus more on economy
Representatives of more than 60 German business associations have signed a joint letter to the leadership of the German Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
Germany’s CDU slips in polls after taking Left turn
Germany's electorate has responded negatively to chancellor-in-waiting Friederich Merz's choice to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and co-operate…
Germany’s likely next chancellor Merz ponders name for new coalition
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has been looking for a fitting name for the government coalition he wanted to build.
Merz and his migration promises crushed and humiliated by SPD in coalition talks
The coalition negotiations in Germany between the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have hit a rough patch.
Germany’s Greens may refuse to back Merz in threat to massive debt plans
Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing with a party source, on March 10, warning…
Germany’s Merz seeks French, UK nuclear weapons sharing
German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing their nuclear weapons, but not as a substitute for…
German Socialists reject ‘de facto border closures’
Lars Klingbeil, the co-chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and negotiator for the likely new government coalition, has criticised plans from the…
German nuclear group wants power plants back online by 2030
The German Nuclear Energy Association (KernD) has urged likely chancellor-to-be and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz to get to work…
German NGOs urge incoming government to get tough on social media platforms
More than 75 German non-governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions and church representatives have sent an open letter to the country’s expected future government…
No real shift to the Right in Germany, Merz softening his stance on migration
According to the American essayist H.L. Mencken, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
Germany shifts Right but will get centre-left government
Germany’s election results have delivered a crushing blow to the progressive "traffic light" government.
Germany’s CDU, AfD boost popularity after joining forces on migration vote, poll suggests
A poll has shown Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz increased his public support ahead of Germany's coming February 23 elections.
Preferential treatment for asylum seekers at dentists’ angers Germans
An investigative report on the differences in treatment of patients with various kinds of insurance by German dentists is causing outrage in Germany because it showed…
Germany’s CDU leader ‘under threat of far-left violence’ after migration vote
Friedrich Merz, the lead candidate for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to become Germany's next chancellor, was believed to be at risk of violent attacks from…
Germany: firewall against hard-right AfD ‘crumbles’ as CDU spurs protests
In Germany, thousands of protesters gathered outside the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) Berlin headquarters.
German ‘cordon sanitaire breaks down’ with migration vote, claims Left
The German Bundestag – the main chamber of parliament – has voted in favour of a proposal by the Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for stricter…
Barbados coalition: Immigrant violence forces Merz to ‘tolerate’ AfD votes
German political elites like to label their multi-party coalitions by flags which contain the colours of the parties that comprise them.