Germany’s Election Is Challenging Historic Taboos
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.
Will German conservative Merz demolish far-right 'firewall'?
Election front-runner Friedrich Merz wants stricter migration policies following a deadly stabbing in Aschaffenburg. Some in ...
Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month's election
Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant ...
German Election Taboos Broken as Merz, Musk Flirt With AfD
Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...
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Germany’s far-right firewall weakens as Merz pledges migration crackdown
Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD ...
Thousands protest the rise of German far right ahead of Feb. 23 general election
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of Germans on Saturday protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right and ...
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Friedrich Merz vows to seal Germany’s borders after Bavaria knife attack
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become German chancellor, plans to submit a migration bill ...
Scholz’s challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up ...
AfD surge threatens to spoil party in home town of ‘Germany’s next chancellor’
Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties ...