At the centre of the immigration debate is the notion of “welfare magnetism”: the idea that migrants are drawn to Germany by ...

German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich ...

Asked what he made of Trump's proposal to redevelop Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East," Scholz replied: “A scandal.

German lawmakers on Friday narrowly rejected a highly controversial bill to tighten migration controls, averting another ...

Germany’s parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked ...

Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...