The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter migration policy which was backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the help of the far right.

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an interview with DW.

German news agency dpa reports that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has faced heavy criticism in recent years for his ties with Russia, is receiving treatment in a hospital after showing signs of severe burnout.

Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has been hospitalized with "severe burnout," dpa learnt on Tuesday. Schröder, who led Germany between 1998 and 2005, is "suffering from severe burnout syndrome with typical symptoms of profound exhaustion and a serious lack of energy,