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Merz tries to replace Macron at the helm of Europe

Summary by El Pais
Friedrich Merz is effectively taking over the virtual seat of European power that Emmanuel Macron has occupied for years. The summit on the future of Ukraine, held on December 14 and 15 in Berlin, reinforced the German chancellor’s leadership and signaled the French president’s waning influence. Seguir leyendo

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In the European Union, the conflict between France and Germany has escalated over further support for Ukraine at the expense of frozen Russian assets.

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French President Macron was a stumbling block when the EU was set to vote on the frozen Russian assets earlier this week, according to information to the Financial Times. “He is so weak that he had no other choice,” says a source.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a final attempt to convince EU leaders to use 210 billion euros of Russian frozen sovereign assets to help Ukraine, when he realized that he was missing a crucial alliance: Emmanuel Macron, writes...

·Romania
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Germany does not go through its best moment, but it does not need it either. Friedrich Merz has recently managed to put the country back in the lead of the EU after a mix of good decisions, good messages, doubts in the eternal French ally and issues and votes that have smiled at German interests. Thus, Merz has led in recent weeks contacts with Ukraine in Berlin and has started Brussels a 'success' for his own about combustion cars. Is Germany b…

·Madrid, Spain
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Eurobonds instead of Russian billions. From the Leyen instead of Friedrich Merz. And Macron wants to talk to Putin again. About winners and losers of a memorable week.

·Berlin, Germany
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focus.de broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
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