Germany Rejects Restrictive Immigration Bill, Averts Far-Right Coalition
Germany's parliament rejected a restrictive immigration bill in late January 2025, preventing a coalition with the far-right AfD; Angela Merkel intervened, highlighting the tension between managing migration and upholding democratic principles amid rising support for nationalist parties globally.
Germany Rejects Restrictive Immigration Bill, Averts Far-Right Coalition
Germany's parliament rejected a restrictive immigration bill in late January 2025, preventing a coalition with the far-right AfD; Angela Merkel intervened, highlighting the tension between managing migration and upholding democratic principles amid rising support for nationalist parties globally.
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68% Bias Score
Merkel Condemns Merz's Collaboration with Far-Right on Immigration Bill
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized current CDU leader Friedrich Merz for passing a stricter immigration bill with the far-right AfD's support, prompting protests, resignations, and raising concerns about the normalization of collaboration with extremist groups in Germany.
Merkel Condemns Merz's Collaboration with Far-Right on Immigration Bill
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized current CDU leader Friedrich Merz for passing a stricter immigration bill with the far-right AfD's support, prompting protests, resignations, and raising concerns about the normalization of collaboration with extremist groups in Germany.
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60% Bias Score
Merkel Condemns CDU's Collaboration with AfD on Stricter Immigration Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized CDU leader Friedrich Merz for the passage of a stricter immigration policy bill in the German parliament on January 29th, 2025, which secured a majority with votes from the far-right AfD party, despite Merz's prior opposition to such collaboration.
Merkel Condemns CDU's Collaboration with AfD on Stricter Immigration Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized CDU leader Friedrich Merz for the passage of a stricter immigration policy bill in the German parliament on January 29th, 2025, which secured a majority with votes from the far-right AfD party, despite Merz's prior opposition to such collaboration.
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40% Bias Score
Merkel Addresses CDU Reception; Endorses Merz Amidst Election Campaign
At the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia New Year's reception in Düsseldorf, Angela Merkel delivered the keynote address while Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz was absent; Merkel's speech addressed various issues, including the need for a change in government, transatlantic relations, social media regul...
Merkel Addresses CDU Reception; Endorses Merz Amidst Election Campaign
At the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia New Year's reception in Düsseldorf, Angela Merkel delivered the keynote address while Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz was absent; Merkel's speech addressed various issues, including the need for a change in government, transatlantic relations, social media regul...
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44% Bias Score
Merkel Selfie: A Symbol of the 2015 Refugee Crisis and its Aftermath
In September 2015, Syrian refugee Anas Modamani took a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, an image that went viral, symbolizing Germany's refugee policy and later becoming a target of far-right disinformation campaigns; Modamani, now a successful video producer, plans to return to Syria in...
Merkel Selfie: A Symbol of the 2015 Refugee Crisis and its Aftermath
In September 2015, Syrian refugee Anas Modamani took a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, an image that went viral, symbolizing Germany's refugee policy and later becoming a target of far-right disinformation campaigns; Modamani, now a successful video producer, plans to return to Syria in...
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48% Bias Score
Berlin Official Criticizes Lenient Approach to Migrant Integration
Berlin-Neukölln's integration commissioner, Güner Balci, criticizes Germany's lenient approach towards migrants, citing rising violence in Muslim communities and a need for stronger state intervention and consistent integration policies. She also criticizes Angela Merkel's approach to migration.
Berlin Official Criticizes Lenient Approach to Migrant Integration
Berlin-Neukölln's integration commissioner, Güner Balci, criticizes Germany's lenient approach towards migrants, citing rising violence in Muslim communities and a need for stronger state intervention and consistent integration policies. She also criticizes Angela Merkel's approach to migration.
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52% Bias Score
Merz's AfD alliance rocks German politics
Germany is facing political turmoil as CDU candidate Friedrich Merz uses support from the far-right AfD to push stricter asylum laws, sparking public protests and debate, three weeks before the snap federal election on February 23.
Merz's AfD alliance rocks German politics
Germany is facing political turmoil as CDU candidate Friedrich Merz uses support from the far-right AfD to push stricter asylum laws, sparking public protests and debate, three weeks before the snap federal election on February 23.
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60% Bias Score
Merkel Condemns Merz's Collaboration with AfD on Migration Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticized her successor, Friedrich Merz, for passing a migration policy with the support of the far-right AfD party, marking the first time the AfD played a role in a mainstream party's parliamentary majority on January 29, 2025, prompting concerns ab...
Merkel Condemns Merz's Collaboration with AfD on Migration Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticized her successor, Friedrich Merz, for passing a migration policy with the support of the far-right AfD party, marking the first time the AfD played a role in a mainstream party's parliamentary majority on January 29, 2025, prompting concerns ab...
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60% Bias Score
Merkel Endorses Merz, Warns of Disinformation at NRW CDU Address
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the NRW CDU in Düsseldorf on February 18th, 2024, endorsing Friedrich Merz's candidacy for Chancellor, emphasizing transatlantic cooperation against Russia, the EU's importance, and the dangers of misinformation online.
Merkel Endorses Merz, Warns of Disinformation at NRW CDU Address
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the NRW CDU in Düsseldorf on February 18th, 2024, endorsing Friedrich Merz's candidacy for Chancellor, emphasizing transatlantic cooperation against Russia, the EU's importance, and the dangers of misinformation online.
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44% Bias Score
Merz's CDU Challenges Merkel's Legacy in German Election
Friedrich Merz, CDU chairman and leading candidate for the February German elections, presents a stark contrast to Angela Merkel's legacy, advocating stricter immigration, traditional values, and economic policies favoring higher earners while downplaying climate action, potentially reshaping German...
Merz's CDU Challenges Merkel's Legacy in German Election
Friedrich Merz, CDU chairman and leading candidate for the February German elections, presents a stark contrast to Angela Merkel's legacy, advocating stricter immigration, traditional values, and economic policies favoring higher earners while downplaying climate action, potentially reshaping German...
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44% Bias Score
Merz's Plan to Reshape German Policy
Friedrich Merz, projected to become Germany's next chancellor after February's snap election, plans to reverse key Merkel-era policies, including restoring nuclear power, tightening immigration, and prioritizing fiscal conservatism, potentially impacting Germany's relations with the EU.
Merz's Plan to Reshape German Policy
Friedrich Merz, projected to become Germany's next chancellor after February's snap election, plans to reverse key Merkel-era policies, including restoring nuclear power, tightening immigration, and prioritizing fiscal conservatism, potentially impacting Germany's relations with the EU.
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56% Bias Score
Merkel: Trump Fascinated by Authoritarian Power
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel details her impressions of Donald Trump in a CNN interview, highlighting his apparent fascination with authoritarian leaders like Putin and Kim Jong Un, contrasting this with democratic values, and reflecting on the current global challenges to liberal democrac...
Merkel: Trump Fascinated by Authoritarian Power
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel details her impressions of Donald Trump in a CNN interview, highlighting his apparent fascination with authoritarian leaders like Putin and Kim Jong Un, contrasting this with democratic values, and reflecting on the current global challenges to liberal democrac...
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40% Bias Score