Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.

The conservatives in Germany are proposing a crackdown on migration policies - including citizenship laws - after the fatal stabbing in Aschaffenburg. But many are accusing them of cooperating with the far-right AfD.

Photo/Agencies] The leader of Germany's main opposition party has caused upset by saying he will bring proposals for an instant change to the country's immigration laws before parliament this week, days after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested following a fatal double stabbing in the southern city of Aschaffenburg.

Friedrich Merz, likely the next chancellor, shocks the country by promising to control its borders.

The faction of the Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union (CDU / CSU) intends to put to the vote in the Bundestag a resolution suggesting the declaration of an emergency situation in Germany due to the migration crisis,

New Year's reception of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in Düsseldorf with the participation of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Camera: RONALD WITTEK.

Germany’s election campaign heats up as CDU leader Friedrich Merz indicates potential cooperation with the far-right AfD to push for stricter immigration policies, challenging the political “firewall” against right-wing populists.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed it would be on the SPD and Greens if he had to pass it with votes from the far-right AfD.

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has pledged to reintroduce a diesel fuel subsidy for the country's agricultural sector in its first 100 days in government should the party emerge as the winner of February's election.

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His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is willing to approve an additional aid package for Ukraine worth an estimated €3 billion ($3.1 billion), but it does not consent to suspending the country's strict rules on government spending.