Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.

Bill calling for tougher rules on migration widely criticised for undermining ‘firewall’ against working with far right.

Germany's parliament faced the possibility of passing a law due to far-right support for the first time in post-war history, after last-minute talks to find a compromise to avert the vote to tighten immigration controls appeared to have failed.

The breaking of a taboo among mainstream German parties on cooperation with the far right looks set to complicate efforts to form a coalition government after an election next month, and could deepen political instability in Europe's biggest economy.

A law passing thanks to votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany would be symbolically important in Germany in that it would break a taboo among mainstream parties about not cooperating with the far-right.

Inflation fell in five important German states in January, preliminary data showed on Friday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could decline this month, although it was expected to remain unchanged.

The Bundestag has approved a motion to impose stricter migration measures following a fatal knife attack in Bavaria The German Bundestag h

The German Catholic bishops’ conference on Wednesday distanced itself from a controversial statement against tougher migration policies issued by its Berlin office just before Parliament approved a motion on stronger border controls with support from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

In the early 2000s, the complaints were similar...We missed that underneath the surface many things were changing,” says Jens Ulbrich, chief economist at the Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank. Back then,

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor in February's election, caused an uproar by agreeing to work with the far-right AfD on immigration measures.

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The conservative CDU/CSU party is hardening its stance on irregular immigration. Others in Europe have already paved the way.