Merz visits Poland on first day as new German chancellor

Merz visits Poland on first day as new German chancellor

Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has visited Poland on his first full day in office for talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who declared a “n…

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Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his term of office on Wednesday with visits to Paris and Warsaw – thus bringing new life to the long-standing alliance of the Weimar Triangle. But it also became clear which country has priority for Merz.

“It is with great responsibility that I declare today a new opening, perhaps the most important in the history of German-Polish relations for more than ten years,” Tusk said at a press conference with Merz. The new German chancellor said he was in favor of easing European budgetary rules to allow European Union (EU) countries to invest more in defense. At the joint press conference, Merz said he could “imagine something similar” for the EU and t…