US EditionMacron, Merz Call for European Resolve Against 'Dark Enlightenment' of Authoritarianism
Chancellor Merz and President Macron urged democratic unity to counter rising far-right parties amid economic challenges on Germany’s 35th reunification anniversary.
- On October 2, the main Unity Day program opened in Saarbrücken, Germany, with the official program running October 2 to October 4 celebrating the nation's most important public holiday.
- Commemorating October 3, 1990, the holiday marks the end of Germany's post-war division when East Germany and West Germany united, ending the era symbolised by the Berlin Wall.
- French President Emmanuel Macron warned that "New alliances of autocracies are forming against us and attacking liberal democracy as a way of life," while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said "Years of irregular, undirected migration to Germany have polarised our country."
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will later attend a concert in Halle an der Saale, eastern Germany, and posted on social media platform X urging citizens to unite and honour defenders of freedom.
- Pressure on Germany's export-driven economy underpins calls for stronger European strategic autonomy as both leaders support Ukraine amid U.S. protectionism and competition from China.
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Germany celebrates the 35th anniversary of reunification on 3 October in Saarbrücken. This year, the capital of Saarland, on the border with France, is home to the festivities. The official ceremony took place in the presence of the German leaders and Emmanuel Macron. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the French President pleaded, in the troubled period of Europe, for a new start comparable to that which marked the continent after the fall of the Be…
The two leaders took part in events marking the 35th anniversary of German reunification.
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The Straits TimesMacron, Merz call for European resolve against 'dark enlightenment' of authoritarianism
SAARBRUECKEN, Germany: The leaders of Germany and France marked the 35th anniversary of Germany's democratic reunification on Friday (Oct 3) by calling for more resolve to check the spreading appeal of what they called the "dark enlightenment" of authoritarianism.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French Pr
REPORT - "We are under attack from the outside," the French president hammered at the 35th anniversary ceremony of German reunification, while drones flew over Bavaria on Thursday night.
Pathos and patriotism do not only have a home on the other side of the Rhine. This was lacking in the chancellor's call for a new unity.
The Federal Chancellor and the French President are celebrating the 35th anniversary of German reunification in Saarbrücken. The event is a wake-up call to Germany and Europe. The question is whether this is enough.
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