Merz in the Bundestag: Europe Must Become a Superpower

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Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) outlined the current foreign policy situation in front of the German Bundestag on 29 January 2026 and focused on Europe's strategic capacity for action. In the face of geopolitical upheavals, he stressed the need for new partnerships: "There are emerging democracies that are explicitly seeking what we have to offer them." Merz referred to the EU as the world's largest free trade area, a "area of stability,…

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In his government statement to the Bundestag on the foreign policy situation, Chancellor Friedrich Merz analyzed the current international situation and explained his government's strategic guidelines. Parliament then debated the various positions in a discussion lasting approximately one and a half hours.

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Another declaration of government in the Bundestag: Friedrich Merz outlined Germany's challenges in a radically changed world. It is time to translate all the appeals into action, comments Alexander Jungkunz.

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Friedrich Merz does not simply want to be defeated. Europe must oppose the imperialists and autocrats in the world - and finally learn power politics.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag that to meet the challenges of a world dominated by great powers, Europe must become a power itself.

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Berlin - A world of superpowers is emerging and Europe must respond to it with unity. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this in a government statement on the international situation in the Bundestag today. According to him, through unity, the European Union has managed, among other things, to avert new tariffs that US President Donald Trump had threatened. Merz also stressed that the transatlantic partnership remains valuable and Europe is a…