1 day ago · For weeks, Friedrich Merz appeared to be cruising towards his life-long dream of becoming Germany’s chancellor by focusing on a pro-business pitch to revive Europe’s largest …

5 days ago · But, Friedrich Merz fiercely engaged himself to the Brandmauer (Firewall) approach, banning any cooperation with the AfD. ... Today, he has enough partners all over Europe, from …

4 days ago · Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to delegates at a CDU party congress in Berlin on February 3. Maja Hitij/Getty Images.

Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (German:; born 11 November 1955) is a German politician who has served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022 and …

6 days ago · In an effort to portray himself and his party as tough on immigration, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the poll-leading Christian Democrats, pushed a series of measures tightening …

6 days ago · The Merz plan is only the final brick in the wall that Germany has gradually raised around the country since Angela Merkel’s decision to keep Germany’s borders open to …

6 days ago · Germany’s opposition leader Friedrich Merz has failed to push through a migration bill backed by the far right, capping a bruising week for the frontrunner to become chancellor in …

6 days ago · The CDU chairman wants to become chancellor — having once been outmanoeuvred by Angela Merkel — but his alliance with AfD to get a vote through has raised …

Sep 29, 2023 · Friedrich Merz, who leads the center-right Christian Democratic Union, assailed the government’s approach to immigration in an appearance Wednesday on Welt television. …

Sep 23, 2024 · Things hit fever pitch on Monday after Italy’s UniCredit, led by veteran dealmaker Andrea Orcel, announced out of the blue that it had entered into derivatives transactions that …