As we mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe this Friday, 8 May, it’s clear that Germany will again soon be the leading European military power. Already next year its defence spending will be as much as that of France and Britain combined – and it is projected…
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the rift between the United States and one of its closest European allies widens over Berlin’s criticism of the war on Iran. The US president suggested on Thursday that Merz should focus on German and European affairs rather than comment on the…
Shorouk Express Merz said he shared the assessment of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that the drone incursion was a deliberate act. “The Russian government’s claim that this was, so to speak, a coincidence or an accident is not credible,” he said. In the early hours of Wednesday, Poland, with help from Dutch fighter jets,…
Shorouk Express Last week Merz had expressed skepticism that U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing peace push with Russian President Vladimir Putin would yield results. “I would like the United States of America to work with us to solve this problem for as long as possible,” Merz said. “Diplomacy isn’t about flipping a switch overnight and…
Shorouk Express Israel’s security is Germany’s ‘reason of state’ Others framed the move as a further illustration of their leader’s tendency to suddenly change course on core issues. “Reason of state abolished? A break with the principles of [conservative] policy,” the youth wing of Merz’s conservatives said in a post on Instagram. Israel’s security was…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 18 July 2025 16:29 (UTC +04:00) Photo: the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium During a meeting in Brussels, company representatives and the Turkmen ambassador discussed Turkmenistan’s growing role as a reliable transit corridor between Europe and Asia, highlighting the importance of the Turkmenbashi port and the country’s rail infrastructure….
Shorouk Express When asked about concrete outcomes, Merz said he had “no doubt at all that the American government is committed to NATO” and that the White House and the Chancellery would strengthen their bilateral trade partnership. “We will be advising two representatives who are now talking intensively with each other about German-American trade relations…
Shorouk Express The package contains no unexpected measures but brings back 62 highlights from the coalition agreement — which the government wants to have on track before the mid-July parliamentary summer break. This was the first coalition committee meeting between Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union party and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil’s Social Democrats, and lasted just a…
Shorouk Express But Merz’s comments suggest his government’s position may have shifted amid Israel’s new military offensive in the Gaza Strip, with many Gazans at risk of starvation in the aftermath of an 11-week aid blockade, according to humanitarian groups. “Germany must exercise greater restraint than any other country in the world in giving public…
Shorouk Express The tone was a sharp departure from February, when Merz — then the German opposition leader and a chancellor candidate — accused the Trump administration on German public broadcaster ARD of treating “Europe’s fate with indifference” and warned that Germany might soon have to build a defense alliance without the U.S. “I never…
