Germany's interior minister claimed success for her outgoing government in efforts to curb irregular immigration, saying deportations were up and asylum claims down in an apparent centre-left pitch to ...

The document was negotiated behind closed doors between the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats. Besides the ...

The plans to achieve this rely on tough immigration rules which would end asylum seekers right to claim German citizenship ... on a new course in migration policy. “We will better organize ...

Germany's 146-page coalition deal lays out policy compromises in exacting details. But who runs which ministries remains a ...

Merz has vowed to significantly tighten Germany’s immigration policies following a series of attacks perpetrated by migrants that catapulted the issue to the forefront of the 2025 election.

As Merz prepares to assume the chancellorship, all eyes are on how his administration will navigate a rapidly shifting global ...

“We will embark on a new course in migration policy. We will better organize ... ending the path to German citizenship after three years of residency. Under the new rules, migrants will only ...

The coalition deal, finalised this week, includes a raft of pledges aimed at restoring economic confidence, boosting defence spending and tightening immigration controls. Mr Merz said: “Germany ...

“Migration policy is not for wiseguys ... and counselling early in the integration process. The Skilled Immigration Act—Germany's flagship initiative to attract foreign talent—has also ...