Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls.

He added that "my impression from the last few days is that the new American administration also sees it this way, at least in part".On his other foreign policy priorities, Merz said he would seek to ...

Germany is now “the world champion when it comes to sick days,” according to Oliver Bäte, the boss of Allianz, Europe’s biggest insurer. In an interview with Handelsblatt, a newspaper, Mr Bäte called ...

In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream ...