German parliament backs resolution on migration

Germany: Bundestag debates harsher migration policies
The German parliament is debating motions to tighten migration rules after a deadly attack by a rejected asylum seeker. CDU leader Friedrich Merz says he will not shun the help of the far-right AfD to push them through.
German parliament backs resolution on migration with far-right votes
Germany's opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to drastically restrict migration with the help of votes from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a taboo on cooperation with the far-right.
German Parliament Passes Election Frontrunner's Migration Crackdown Motion
German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz succeeded on Wednesday in getting a motion passed in parliament that calls for a migration crackdown including the rejection of asylum seekers at the country's land borders.
Germany's far-right 'firewall' crumbles as migration debate flares
Weeks before Germany's elections, a heated immigration debate inflamed by a deadly knife attack sparked a political earthquake Wednesday when conservative parties for the first time cooperated with th
Hundreds protests in Germany against stricter migration policy backed by far-right
Amnesty International, Seebrücke and other organisations called for the rally under the slogan "Firewall instead of arson". View on euronews
German politics: CDU allies with AfD for stricter migration laws
Nearly half of Germans believe it is justifiable to cooperate with the far-right AfD party when democracy requires it. An example of this is the tightening of the country's migration policy. The Christian Democrats,
Migration: So votierten die einzelnen Abgeordneten im Bundestag
Der Antrag der Union zur Migration ist mit Stimmen der AfD beschlossen, aber die Mehrheit war knapp. Unsere Grafik zeigt das ...
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...
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German Parliament Considers Ban of Right-Wing AfD Party Championed by Elon Musk
As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.
Holocaust survivor, 99, to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote
An anti-migration motion brought by the main opposition conservatives – the CDU – was passed with support from the far-right ...
Bundestag: Migration: Nach der Abstimmung ist vor der Abstimmung
SPD, Grüne und Linke haben die Union dringend davor gewarnt, Verschärfungen in der Migrationspolitik mit den Stimmen der AfD ...
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'Migration showdown': How plans to tighten borders and alter citizenship law have divided Germany
Germany's political parties are clashing over plans to clamp down on migration following the stabbings in Aschaffenburg. But ...
Alternative for Germany party goes mainstream after historic vote on immigration restrictions
Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.
German parliament backs election front-runner’s call for tough border rules with far-right support
Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...
Migration: Bundestag nimmt Unionsantrag an – mit Stimmen der AfD
Zwei Anträge und einen Gesetzentwurf zur Migration bringt die Union diese Woche in den Bundestag ein. Der erste der ...
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A day of drama in the Bundestag
R ARELY HAS the Bundestag known such drama. On January 29th, to scenes of uproar in Germany’s parliament, a tiny majority of ...
Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly ...