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Leading German Chancellor Candidate Merz Vows More Assertive Global Role
BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the lost trust of key allies and ensure Berlin is more assertive on the global stage in a speech laying out his foreign policy plans.
German opposition leader Merz urges united EU stance on Trump
Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Merz also said Germany needed to get Poland "at the table as fast as possible" and praised Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party,
Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets German opposition leader Merz
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, just weeks before a federal election in Germany.
German Chancellor Hopeful: Europe Must Consider What to Offer Trump
German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz reacts during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21,
German conservative: Europeans must face Trump with self-confidence
Europeans should face US President Donald Trump with self-confidence and in unity, Friedrich Merz, the main conservative candidate for chancellor in upcoming German elections said on Monday. Trump had been elected and would now lead the United States,
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Poll favourite Merz vows German comeback on world stage
After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, ...
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The Brief – A Merz-have
Scholz's visit to Paris today confirmed what many have whispered for months: the Franco-German relationship is anything but.
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Friedrich Merz: millionaire conservative on verge of German chancellery
Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, ...
Poland's JSW says there was methane explosion at one of its mines
Poland's JSW said on Wednesday that there has been a methane explosion at Knurow-Szczyglowice Ruch Szczyglowice mine in southern Poland.
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Meet the conservative German trio that could rule Europe
The EU's likely next leadership trio believe they are keeping Europe from sliding far-right – it won't be so easy.
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Can Poland reshape EU defence policy during its presidency?
That would eat into the final third of Poland's presidency. Friedrich Merz, whose conservative CDU is leading polls and who could be Germany’s next Chancellor, has expressed more hawkish support ...
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Von der Leyen emerges from illness to join show of support for Germany’s Merz
European Commission president is in Berlin for her first public appearance since she was admitted to hospital.
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MP: Positive signals from European Commission behind defense spending hike idea
Riigikogu National Defense Committee member Kristo Enn Vaga (Reform) stated that Prime Minister Kristen Michal's (Reform) ...
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German chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz arrives in Kyiv
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's center-right ... Arriving by train from Poland, he said he wanted to "help this battered country to continue to defend itself against Russian aggression." ...