US EditionFriedrich Merz stresses European unity and defense during first trip as German chancellor to Paris
- On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Germany’s newly appointed Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his international diplomatic efforts with visits to France and Poland.
- His visit follows a historic first-round parliamentary defeat on May 6 and aims to rebuild a united European front amid pressures from Trump and Putin.
- Merz and French President Macron seek to strengthen Franco-German-Polish ties to support Ukraine and enhance the EU's political and defense posture.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed hope on X that Germany will strengthen its role in both European and transatlantic matters, while Merz affirmed that Zelensky can count on his support and that of Germany.
- Merz's visits and coalition efforts signal a push to restore Germany’s international role during turbulent times for European security and transatlantic relations.
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Paris, Berlin to reset ties as German chancellor sworn in: Merz and Macron, ideal partners?
"It is up to us to make the Franco-German engine stronger than ever" – those were the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, when he congratulated Friedrich Merz on becoming Chancellor of Germany.
Germany prepares for war
As a new chancellor is inaugurated, German companies are preparing to increase arms production and stop relying on US protection ~ Omar Kardoudi, El Confidencial ~ The geopolitical shift in the landscape brought about by Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House has forced European countries to develop their own defence plans. And moves among European companies have not been long in falling into line. Europe’s largest arms manufacturer, the Germ…
Macron, Merz vow closer defense ties in reboot of French-German couple
PARIS — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz traveled to Paris on his first foreign trip as head of government to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, with the two leaders promising closer defense ties and a reboot of the French-German alliance that has been a driver of European cooperation.The two countries will accelerate French-German programs to develop capacities that go beyond current programs for next-generation tanks, fighter jets and…
Macron and Merz disagree on the role of the US in defending Europe
MADRID.- As it is already traditional, the new German Chancellor made his first international trip to France, in which the political weakness of Friedrich Merz became evident, underlining the irreplaceable leadership of the United States for European defence.The French host, Emmanuel Macron, insisted on the need for greater autonomy of Europe in that field, and exuded mistrust towards Donald Trump: “Europeans would be wrong if we did not conside…
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