Fact check: No, Merz didn't promise to close the border
AfD leader Alice Weidel accuses Germany's likely future chancellor Friedrich Merz of "election fraud." She says Merz promised to "close the borders" but did the opposite. Is that true?
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Merz dashes to Paris for surprise talks with Macron as security fears weigh on EU
Incoming German leader will hold high-stakes talks with French president as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump hover over Europe ...
Fact Check: Map shows EU election results, not German federal election outcome
A graphic showing European Union (EU) election results in Germany from June 2024 was shared online with false captions saying ...
The EU beat COVID and ditched Russian energy. Now it must learn to live without US security help
The European Union is getting good at adapting to unprecedented circumstances. Over the last five years, the 27 member ...
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Merz mulls EPP insider Christian Kremer as his EU affairs chief
Kremer could become Merz’s right-hand man on EU affairs as chief Europe adviser in the chancellery, Euractiv has learned.
Friedrich Merz talks tough ... but needs Britain’s nuclear bombs behind him
Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
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Germany’s New Chancellor Must Do the Unthinkable
If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.