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German opposition leader plans migration proposals to parliament in risky pre-election move

Germany's opposition leader says his party will bring motions to toughen migration policy to parliament next week in one of its last sessions before the country's election.

Africanews English on MSN · 4h

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

DW on MSN · 22h

German opposition leader suggests stricter border controls

The stabbing in the German city of Aschaffenburg shocked many people and triggered a political debate in Germany. Conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz said he'll "permanently put controls on all German borders.

Naharnet on MSN · 1d

German opposition leader vows asylum reforms after knife attack

Germany's opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spilled over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner.

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Daily Sabah · 1d

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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The EU wants to talk to US tech companies ahead of Germany’s upcoming election

The European Union will give tech and social media companies a “stress test” to see how they handle misinformation ahead of Germany’s election next month. European Commission officials have invited tech companies,

USA Today · 1h

EU to test Meta, X on disinformation before German election

The European Commission has asked social media giants including Meta, X and TikTok to take a “stress test” ahead of the German election to determine whether they’re doing enough to counter disinformation.

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Hosted on MSN · 1d

German election all about economics, says Germany's finance minister

Jörg Kukies, Germany's finance minister, discusses his country's economy and upcoming elections at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Barron's · 1d

Germany's Crisis-hit Economy Casts Shadow Over Election

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".

invezz on MSN · 1d

Germany’s economy is in big trouble: can the elections bring change?

Germany is in the middle of its worst economic slowdown in years. Official figures show two years of consecutive GDP contraction, and 2025 is unlikely to bring any relief, projected at near-zero growth.

Politico Europe3h

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 ...

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German election frontrunner could open door to cooperation with far right on migration

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz said he would seek to pass a disputed migration measure in parliament next week with ...

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 ...

DPA International on MSN1d

Anxious Germany in final month of unprecedented election campaign

Germany is witnessing an election campaign like none before it. With rare bouts of mud-slinging, a resurgent far right eyeing ...

Germany planning another deportation flight to Afghanistan, newspaper says

Germany is planning to fly a group of convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country for the second time since the Taliban took power, newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on ...

The Associated Press on MSN12d

Far-right party’s convention draws protests as Germany’s election campaign warms up

A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns ...

Germany Faces Long Wait For New Government After Vote

German voters head to the polls in a winter election next month, but likely will not have a new government until well into the spring.

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Inside Elon Musk’s Assault on Germany’s Political Establishment

American billionaire and Trump confidant Elon Musk posted a six-word sentence on his social-media platform, X, that jolted ...

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Germany’s economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024

The German economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese ...

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