Germany’s Merz Signals Openness to Common EU Defense Borrowing
Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to be Germany’s next chancellor, said he’s open to considering common European Union ...
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Can Friedrich Merz save Germany—and Europe?
This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...
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German election favourite Merz sets out foreign policy plans
Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support ...
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Berlin ready to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine after elections, but with one condition, says Germany's front-runner Merz
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the frontrunner for chancellor, has stated his ...
Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
Merz On Course To Become Next German Chancellor
With just two weeks to go (Feb 23 rd ) will the German elections, a number of new, national polls underline the lead of the ...
Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.
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Germany’s Friedrich Merz and a bold political gamble
In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...
Elon Musk’s German election interference: Could Tesla face fallout? What Friedrich Merz says
Friedrich Merz has warned of potential political or legal consequences for Elon Musk after he endorsed the far-right ...
Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control
Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...
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History won’t repeat itself in Germany. But it might rhyme.
Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...
What is the ‘firewall’ against the far-right Alternative for Germany party?
The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...