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Friedrich Merz CDU looking at the time

Merz’s Migration U-Turn: Another Slap in the Face of Voters

Michael Curzon April 15, 2025

Once again, the incoming German chancellor has given the lie to his border pledges, this time surprising even his own CDU officials.

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.

, on November 15, 2016. The refugees from Eritrea came by plane from Italy.

Merz Backtracks on Election Promise To Make Route to Citizenship Longer

Zoltán Kottász March 12, 2025

The CDU’s agreement with SPD stipulates that Germany should remain an “immigration-friendly country.”