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In riposte to Vance, Germany's Merz says Europe stands for freedom
By Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said Europe was prepared ...
Merz saw a chance to turn Germany into the Fourth Reich — Pushkov
Everything suggests that the military conflict on the Ukraine sees the new Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a historic chance to ...
Merz Sees Germany on NATO Path to 5% Goal Defense Spending
Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.
China's Xi, Germany's Merz stress ties to weather trade turmoil
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a call on Friday highlighted the importance of their ...
Germany's Merz inaugurates a historic new brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has traveled to NATO partner Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade meant to protect the ...
Germany pledges aid to Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged Wednesday to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be ...
Merz Vows Legislative Action to Quickly Boost German Economy
Germany’s new ruling coalition agreed to push ahead with measures aimed at stimulating the struggling economy and to enact as ...
Zelensky departs Germany with pledge for help with long-range weapons, but no Taurus missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will leave Berlin with a new €5 billion ($5.7bn) arms package as he seeks to build his ...