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Germany’s Merz to sign friendship treaty during first visit to London
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are set to sign a bilateral friendship agreement when Merz heads to the UK on Thursday for his first...
Merz and Pistorius use anniversary to tout Germany’s NATO commitment
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reaffirmed Germany's determination to take a leading role in European defence amid the threat from Russia.Speaking at a ceremony in Berlin to mark the...
Top German judge voices concern over controversial migration policy
The president of Germany's top administrative court on Saturday voiced concern about the new conservative-led government's controversial policy to turn away migrants at the country's borders, even if they...
Merz sees a Mercosur agreement soon, Macron says not so fast
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he expects a quick conclusion to the trade agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur states, though French President Emmanuel Macron...
German parliament extends Bundeswehr mission in Bosnia
Germany's armed forces will participate in the international military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina for another year.The German parliament, the Bundestag, extended the mandate for the EU mission EUFOR Althea in...
Merz demands Gaza ceasefire; Israel trade agreement ‘not in question’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday demanded a ceasefire in Gaza in a major speech to parliament ahead of his visit to the NATO summit in The Hague.Merz said...
Merz and Macron stress united defence of Europe ahead of NATO summit
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Merz and Erdoğan coordinate ahead of European talks with Iran
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about the escalating Israel-Iran conflict on Friday, hours before European foreign ministers were due to meet...
Germany vows to step up militarily but rhetoric may struggle to match reality
Within days of Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, or historical “turning point”. The then German chancellor promised a security transformation...
Moscow accuses Merz of trying to force Ukraine ‘to continue fighting’
Russia has accused the German government of warmongering over its promise of further support for Ukraine, after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Berlin and Kiev are aiming to jointly...
