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New chancellor, old constraints: Germany’s Friedrich Merz will have a hard time freeing the country from its self-imposed shackles
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, ...
Germany's Merz says we will confiscate frozen Russian assets if legally possible
Germany and its allies will move to confiscate frozen Russian assets if legally possible, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in ...
Will Friedrich Merz ban the far-right Alternative for Germany?
US President Donald Trump’s secretary of state Marco Rubio accused the German state of “tyranny in disguise”, further ...
Germany's Merz: Putin has put himself in the wrong
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's absence from the Istanbul talks on Ukraine ...
Conservative leader Merz overcomes historic defeat to become Germany’s chancellor
Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...
Who Is Friedrich Merz, Who Needed Two Votes to Become Germany’s Chancellor?
Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...
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Germany's Merz invites Trump to visit his ancestral home
Germany's newly-minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited US President Donald Trump to visit his ancestral home in the ...