Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

Government & Politics

Germany’s far-right firewall weakens as Merz pledges migration crackdown Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD support.

January 24, 2025 , and   

(Politico) German conservatives’ determination not to play ball with the far right is ebbing away. Friedrich Merz, favorite to be chancellor after next month’s election, signaled he’d try to push tougher migration measures through parliament even if passage depends on the support […]

Children & Teens

Germany open to resettling children from Greek refugee camps Germany's government is seeking a 'coalition of the willing' to take in the children across Europe. The EU wants to avoid a repeat [of] the 2015 refugee crisis as thousands of refugees and migrants gather at Greece's border.

March 9, 2020   

(Deutsche Welle) Germany is prepared to take in “an appropriate share” of the neediest refugee children housed in overcrowded Greek migrant camps, German officials said on Monday. The country is set [to] take children in as part of “a coalition of the willing” […]