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.

The conservatives in Germany are proposing a crackdown on migration policies - including citizenship laws - after the fatal stabbing in Aschaffenburg. But many are accusing them of cooperating with the far-right AfD.

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

The faction of the Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union (CDU / CSU) intends to put to the vote in the Bundestag a resolution suggesting the declaration of an emergency situation in Germany due to the migration crisis,

Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties

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Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Germany's upcoming elections, is calling on the European Union to present a united front in response to US President-elect Donald Trump.

European Commission president is in Berlin for her first public appearance since she was admitted to hospital.

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious terrain of migration and Elon Musk steps up his support for the far-right AfD party.

Conservative frontrunner to be country’s next chancellor aims to submit tough migration proposals to MPs next week

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. Here are the main parties contending, their poll standings,