Friedrich Merz | The European Conservative

People demonstrate with a placard reading "Stop Merz" against Friedrich Merz, the leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and candidate for Chancellor, on February 20, 2025 in Darmstadt, western Germany, before he arrives to attend a campaign event in this town, three days before the parlimentary elections.

Has Merz Suddenly Lost Interest in Left-Wing NGOs’ Funding Secrets?

Zoltán Kottász March 17, 2025

The outgoing left-liberal government has ducked key questions on woke protest groups receiving taxpayer cash.

Friedrich Merz (L) speaks during a debate at the Bundestag

German Greens Accept Merz Plan for €1 Trillion Defence and Infrastructure Debt

Zoltán Kottász March 14, 2025

The CDU leader has given in to the climate demands of the Greens in return for their backing and a two-thirds majority in parliament.

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.

, 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.”

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

Germany The Greens party co-chairs Franziska Brantner (2ndL) and Felix Banaszak (L) with parliamentary group co-leaders Katharina Droege (2ndR) and Britta Hasselmann (R) give a press statement in Berlin on March 10, 2025.

Merz To Give In to Greens To Push Through Massive Borrowing?

Zoltán Kottász March 11, 2025

The CDU leader’s dependence on the Greens to send Germany neck-deep into debt will likely end in more climate spending unless the constitutional court blocks the debate in the old Bundestag.

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.

Tag: Friedrich Merz

Has Merz Suddenly Lost Interest in Left-Wing NGOs’ Funding Secrets?

German Greens Accept Merz Plan for €1 Trillion Defence and Infrastructure Debt

German Social Democrats Want Half a Million Migrants per Year

Merz Backtracks on Election Promise To Make Route to Citizenship Longer

Germans Losing Faith in Merz After Policy U-turns

Merz To Give In to Greens To Push Through Massive Borrowing?

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

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