Friedrich Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the day of a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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Merz says frozen Russian assets must stay in Europe amid reported US proposal
15/10/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a government declaration to Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on the upcoming EU summit, in Berlin, Germany, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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German state election losses risk snarling Merz's reform agenda
24/09/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement after first exit polls of the Berlin and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania state elections, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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Merz clings on after German election 'disaster'
21/09/2026
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Saxony-Anhalt election delivers a blow to Merz and a warning to Europe
12/09/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's rally, during the party's traditional Ash Wednesday meeting, in Trier, Germany, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch
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Germany's Merz remains sceptical of ban on far-right AfD party
10/09/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a government declaration to Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on the upcoming EU summit, in Berlin, Germany, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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AfD victory clouds Merz's reform agenda as ally seeks changes
09/09/2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty following their meeting in Moscow, Russia April 3, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS
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Russia's Lavrov calls accusations of Moscow's involvement in Leipzig drone incident 'start of real war', TASS reports
07/09/2026
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Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election
07/09/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the day of a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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Germany's Merz: we will feel aftereffects of war with Iran for a long time to come
13/04/2026
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Germany's Merz says rules-based world not dead despite 'rough winds'
29/01/2026
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Germany's Merz to join call on US-Russian plan to end Ukraine war
21/11/2025
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Germany’s Merz courts Trump, but faces economic headwinds: lessons for ASEAN
29/09/2025
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Breaking up is hard to do: Germany, NATO, and ASEAN’s diplomatic lessons
20/09/2025
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Germany should be leading, not trailing, auto sector in future, Merz says
10/09/2025
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Germany should look for new trade partners, Chancellor Merz says
25/08/2025

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