Friedrich Merz, CDU Leader, Speaks Following Meeting With Scholz Over Immigration

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 27: Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to the media following his meeting with Chancellor and German Social Democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz earlier today on August 27, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed how their parties might cooperate on immigration reform following the recent Islamist terror stabbings in Solingen that left three people dead. Merz has proposed shutting down immigration from Syria and Afghanistan. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)