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CDU leader Friedrich Merz at a campaign event in Erfurt on August 21, 2024

Merz’s Crackdown on Migrant Handouts Fixes Nothing

Zoltán Kottász October 9, 2025

Germany scraps Bürgergeld and its three-year citizenship rule, yet Merz’s “turning point” barely alters the system he vowed to overhaul.

Mohammed Tops List of Welfare Recipients’ Names in Germany

Zoltán Kottász August 29, 2025

Alternative für Deutschland accused the centrist government of deliberately concealing the facts.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) arrives for the weekly meeting of the cabinet at the Chancellery in Berlin on August 6, 2025.

Germany Keeps Enticing Migrants with Welfare Benefits

Michael Curzon August 12, 2025

Merz said he would clamp down on migration pull factors, but continues to hand out taxpayer cash.

German border sign near Sebnitz, Saxony

Members of Afghan Family Receiving Nearly €7,000 in Citizen’s Benefit Showcase Wealth on Social Media

Lukács Fux August 2, 2025

Public outrage grows over perceived welfare abuse involving an Afghan refugee family in Hamburg.

(Former) German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (3rd R), also leader of Germany’s free democratic FDP party, listens as Rainer Dulger (R), President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA), gives a statement on October 29, 2024 in Berlin.

Germany Calls for More Welfare Cuts While Demanding More Immigration

Javier Villamor July 28, 2025

Spending rises, sacrifices are demanded, while the importation of unskilled labor is still encouraged.