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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 deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month
Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election
Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spills over into an election
Scholz Asks Why Afghan Knife Attack Suspect Was Still In Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned a deadly knife attack Wednesday as "an unbelievable act of terror" and demanded to know why the Afghan suspect had been able to stay in the country.
Germany's Likely Next Chancellor Demands Migration Crackdown After Knife Attack
Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.
Germany's opposition leader Merz under fire for vowing migration crackdown
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected chancellor in next month's vote. View on euronews
German opposition leader vows asylum reforms after knife attack
Germany's opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spilled over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner.
Germany's Scholz responds to Musk, saying freedom of speech must not back extreme-right
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded OPEC lower oil prices and the world drop interest rates in a speech to global business ...
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Scholz hardens rhetoric on migrants after fatal knife attack
The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election, called for an investigation into why the Afghan suspect ...
How Germany declined under Olaf Scholz — in charts
Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from its paralysis. But just two months after taking office, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ...
Germany's Scholz Does Not Expect US to Stop Ukraine Aid Under Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that he does not expect the United States to halt military ...
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Germany’s Scholz ignites fierce debate by making Ukraine aid contingent on borrowing
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s latest demand is likely to stall a €3 billion aid package to the war-ravaged country as Russian ...
Germany's SPD nominates Olaf Scholz for chancellor again
The SPD is currently polling in third place.On Saturday, Germany's ruling Social Democrats formally declared incumbent ...
FirstUp: Emmanuel Macron to meet Germany's Olaf Scholz and other headlines of the day
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed ...
Germany's leader says Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk's support for the far-right in Europe is "completely unacceptable." ...
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Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections
Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake ...
Germany's Scholz: 'Shameful' antisemitism still in society
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said combating antisemitism is becoming increasingly important in the face of "shameless attempts to normalize far-right positions." Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday ...