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Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), speaks during a session of the Bundestag on March 18, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Bundestag Betrays Voters and Approves €1 Trillion Debt Deal

Zoltán Kottász March 18, 2025

The German centre-right and the left-wing parties bypassed the newly elected parliament to vote for Friedrich Merz’s spending spree.

Officers of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) escort a group of migrants

German Social Democrats Want Half a Million Migrants per Year

Zoltán Kottász March 13, 2025

The SPD’s radical migration agenda puts pressure on the CDU to compromise, despite growing public concern over crime and integration failures.

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz

Germans Losing Faith in Merz After Policy U-turns

Zoltán Kottász March 12, 2025

His wavering stance on migration and fiscal policy has weakened support even among his party’s own voters

CDU leader Friedrich Merz (L) looks on as the co-leader of SPD Lars Klingbeil speaks during a joint statement in Berlin on March 8, 2025.

New German Government: Tough Talk, Little Change in Migration Policy

Zoltán Kottász March 10, 2025

CDU’s Friedrich Merz was closing the borders before he was not, and now his preliminary coalition agreement with the social democrats seems to be mostly hot air.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz (front row L) gestures next to the parliamentary group leader of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Alexander Dobrindt (2ndL) during a debate on immigration at the Bundestag on January 31, 2025 in Berlin.

“Reminiscent of a Coup”: AfD Fights Merz’s Plan to Bypass Parliament

Zoltán Kottász March 7, 2025

The right-wing party is taking legal action to stop the outgoing Bundestag from approving a massive new debt plan before the newly elected parliament convenes.

Friedrich Merz and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas

Brussels’ Golden Boy: The EU Elite’s Misplaced Bet on Merz

Javier Villamor March 7, 2025

As Europe pins its hopes on Merz for stability, his shaky domestic alliances could turn his chancellorship into a political minefield.

Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (L) and Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Chairman Lars Klingbeil

German Conservatives Fume as Merz Bows to Social Democrat Demands

Zoltán Kottász March 6, 2025

The CDU leader faces a backlash from his own party after breaking key promises on debt and migration in exchange for power.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz (L) and Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Chairman Lars Klingbeil look at each other as they hold a press conference on planned major defence and infrastructure investments in Berlin on March 4, 2025.

Merz Plots To Bypass German Parliament In 1 Trillion Rearmament Scheme

Zoltán Kottász March 5, 2025

“Absurd:” CDU and SPD aim to have debt-funded military and infrastructure spending approved before the new Bundestag forms.

CDU incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz looking out a window

Bypassing the Parliament: Merz’s €900 Billion Defence Dream

Zoltán Kottász March 4, 2025

Germany’s prospective next chancellor is using undemocratic methods to forge an alliance with the Left, itself already rejected by the electorate.

SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil (L), SPD co-leader Saskia Esken (R), and Hamburg's First Mayor Peter Tschentscher.

Who Is on Board? SPD Misled Public About Migration, Again

Michael Curzon March 4, 2025

Of the 155 migrants flown in last week, only 3% were former support staff to German troops in Afghanistan.

Tag: CDU

Bundestag Betrays Voters and Approves €1 Trillion Debt Deal

German Social Democrats Want Half a Million Migrants per Year

Germans Losing Faith in Merz After Policy U-turns

New German Government: Tough Talk, Little Change in Migration Policy

“Reminiscent of a Coup”: AfD Fights Merz’s Plan to Bypass Parliament

Brussels’ Golden Boy: The EU Elite’s Misplaced Bet on Merz

German Conservatives Fume as Merz Bows to Social Democrat Demands

Merz Plots To Bypass German Parliament In 1 Trillion Rearmament Scheme

Bypassing the Parliament: Merz’s €900 Billion Defence Dream

Who Is on Board? SPD Misled Public About Migration, Again

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