Berlin, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - After bumpy start, 'European chancellor' Merz visits Paris, Warsaw

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2025-05-07

After a difficult start, Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit France and Poland on Wednesday, on a mission to boost ties with the European neighbours in turbulent times. Amid transatlantic turbulence caused by US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and doubts over his security commitment to Europe, the European Union has sought a strengthened political and defence posture and Merz vowed on taking office Tuesday to be "a very Euro......

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