Parliament rejects migration draft law Would have been first to pass thanks to far-right A dozen conservative lawmakers declined to back bill Dents party leader Merz's authority ahead of election ...

The German parliament has rejected an opposition draft law aimed at tightening immigration policy, following controversy over the conservatives' cooperation with the far right. With elections ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Friedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, speaks ...

BERLIN - The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the opposition conservatives were accused of breaching an agreement ...

The German parliament has narrowly rejected a bill to restrict immigration proposed by the opposition conservatives with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), averting the ...

The German parliament voted against a proposed law on immigration policy, initiated by the opposition conservatives. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz supported the law citing recent high-profile ...

A controversial anti-migration law has been rejected by the German parliament despite support from the German far-right. The “Influx Limitation Act” was blocked by the Bundestag on Friday ...

German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz speaks at a debate about migration at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan.