The Economist4d
Germany’s “business model is gone”, warns Friedrich Merz
Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, and can he fix Germany?
Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, faces the challenge of revitalizing the economy and addressing immigration ...
Orcel Faces Fresh Opposition From Merz in Chase for Commerzbank
If UniCredit SpA Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel thought victory for the business-friendly conservatives in next week’s ...
The Economist1d
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 ...
Has Friedrich Merz, the man who would be chancellor of Germany, really opened the ‘doors to hell’?
As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...
CDU leader Friedrich Merz wants the chancellery
Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his ...
CNN10d
Frontrunner for German Chancellor vows stricter immigration policies – but says he won’t work with the far-right
Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich Merz said he would ... lead ...
The Washington Post4d
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 ...
German chancellor favourite vows to press on with asylum reform despite far-Right fears
Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...
Yahoo4d
Viewers surveyed thought Scholz won debate against rival Merz
Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CDU. In a survey conducted by the ...
Can Friedrich Merz still fix Germany?
The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his ...
CNN10d
Frontrunner for German Chancellor vows stricter immigration policies – but says he won’t work with the far-right
Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich Merz ... Last week, Merz, a former investment banker at BlackRock with a pilot’s license ...