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

BERLIN — 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 ...

Merz, whose centre-right bloc currently tops the polls, is toughening his stance on migration ahead of federal elections next month. View on euronews ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz's bloc maintained a substantial lead in the latest campaign polls as Germany enters the crucial final month of electioneering. Watch this report for more details!