Merz rejects report that he seeks state of emergency over migration

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2025-05-08

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected reports that he will declare a "national emergency" to ensure permanent checks at Germany's borders. "The chancellor will not declare a national emergency," a government spokesperson told dpa on Thursday. The new government wants to activate Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the German daily Die Welt reported. The ambassadors of Germany's neighbou......

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