Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, leading in the race to become Germany's next chancellor, pledged on Monday to bring a law on restoring border controls before parliament this week even if it needed to be passed with far-right support.

The conservative leader wants to impose strict border controls after knife killings in Aschaffenburg this week.

Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD support.

Die Union will dauerhafte Grenzkontrollen in Deutschland einführen. Der Logistikverband plädiert nun für Ausnahmeregeln – wie bereits zu Coronazeiten.

Friedrich Merz nimmt bewusst in Kauf, dass seine Pläne rechtswidrig sind. Er zeigt damit reine Skrupellosigkeit.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is seen as the frontrunner to become the country's next chancellor, said that Donald Trump's second term will provide more clarity for the European Union.

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.

Einen Monat vor der Wahl rückt nach der Messerattacke von Aschaffenburg das Thema Migration in den Mittelpunkt. Was passiert nächste Woche im Bundestag?

Friedrich Merz will die Migrationspolitik verschärfen, notfalls auch mit Unterstützung durch die AfD. SPD und Grüne warnen vor genau diesem Vorgehen, Kanzler Scholz hält die Pläne der Union zudem für

The EPP’s messaging is clear that the CDU will return in the driver’s seat, if Merz becomes Germany's chancellor.

The European Union has clinched a string of pacts after the United States, its top trading partner, flipped into full protectionist mode.