Merz doubles down on gambit with German far right in combative speech

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 20:42 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Prospective chancellor takes startlingly aggressive line against those protesting against gamble with AfD

The German conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, whose party is widely tipped to win…

German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self-inflicted wound

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 08:28 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Conservative leader's gambit to weaken the postwar 'firewall' may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

Merz: All in – und alles verloren?

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 08:28 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

— CDU-Parteitag heute: Wo steht Merz zu Beginn dieser neuen politischen Woche? — Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Karin Prien, stellv. CDU-Bundesvorsitzende, zum Wechsel in der Migrationspolitik und der A…

German conservatives back Weber for second term as EPP leader

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 21:49 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Friedrich Merz’s CDU is set to endorse the EPP head on Sunday, boosting Weber's chances at a decisive party congress in April.

Germans protest at conservative cooperation with far right on migration

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 21:49 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Protesters say CDU head Merz broke post-Nazi norm of never passing any rule with the support of far-right parties.

Merz’s far-right gamble backfires

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 09:08 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany's "firewall."

Merz seeks to distance himself from far right but refuses to apologise as Bundestag debates radical migration plan – Europe live

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Greens and SPD earlier refused to support the Influx Limitation Act amid fierce criticism from Merkel over Merz’s cooperation with far-right AfD

in Berlin

The Bundestag debate has been delayed for half…

Angela Merkel rebukes CDU leader for alliance with far-right on immigration

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 20:31 UTC

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Ex-chancellor makes rare intervention to criticise her own party for passing asylum policy with support of AfD

The former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Friedrich Merz, her eventual su…

Merkel says Merz ‘wrong’ for pushing through German migration proposal with far right in rare criticism of successor – Europe live

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 15:20 UTC

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Former chancellor issues rare criticism of leader of CDU/CSU after radical plans to restrict migration supported by far-right

A spokesperson for the European Commission has just been asked about the G…

Merkel says Merz ‘wrong’ for pushing though German migration proposal with far right in rare criticism of successor – Europe live

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 12:08 UTC

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Former chancellor issues rare criticism of leader of CDU/CSU after radical plans to restrict migration supported by far-right

A spokesperson for the European Commission has just been asked about the G…