Reports emerged that a National Emergency will soon be declared in Germany to tackle the issue of illegal immigration. The ...

A government spokesperson denied claims of Chancellor Friedrich Merz invoking a special clause in EU law to tighten border ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans a National Emergency in Germany to address illegal immigration, amid government denials and ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected reports that he will declare a "national emergency" to ensure permanent ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz was elected as chancellor Tuesday in a second round of parliamentary voting, just hours after he ...

Migration is again a defining political battleground in Germany. With Friedrich Merz pushing for a 'Migrationswende,' his election victory brings promises of change, but coalition politics may ...

Alexander Dobrindt says exceptions would be made for ‘vulnerable groups’, including pregnant women and children.

Despite vowing to lead a severe crackdown on migration, Merz has refused to govern in coalition with the anti-immigration AfD, which came in second place in the February election, the best result for ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic ... poll second for the first time on an anti-immigration ticket. The new Chancellor will aim to oversee a continued decline in asylum ...

Mr Merz cuts a very different figure from Ms Merkel, a consensual conservative who ran Germany for 16 years before Mr Scholz. Blaming her centrism and liberal immigration policies for the AfD’s ...

The same clause was invoked by Italy in 2023 to tackle what the government called an alarming immigration ... emergency will begin. Separately, German officials told Euronews that Merz wants ...