Rutte says US troop withdrawal won’t hurt Europe
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday sought to tamp down European fears over pending US troop withdrawals on the continent, saying that the downsizing of the US troop presence…
Germany’s Merz proposes Ukraine as EU ‘associate member’ without voting rights
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed making Ukraine an “associate member” of the EU without voting rights, while Kyiv goes through the lengthy process of joining fully, a letter seen…
Türkiye and Germany Revive Strategic Dialogue After 12-Year Gap
Following our signing of the Strategic Partnership Framework Document with the United Kingdom last month, today we successfully held the Third Meeting of the Türkiye-Germany Strategic Dialogue Mechanism in Berlin.…
Merz and Trump Align on Iran, Ukraine and NATO Ahead of Ankara Summit
I had a good phone call with POTUS Donald Trump on his way back from China. We agree: Iran must come to the negotiating table now. It must open the…
Europe ‘really wants to keep NATO alive’, says German chancellor
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe wants to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite apparent growing fissures with the US president over the war on Iran. – The…
Germany says US troop withdrawal was ‘foreseeable’ amid Iran spat
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says it was “foreseeable” that the United States would withdraw its troops from Europe, including from Germany. – The US military said it’s planning to…
Trump says US considering reducing troops in Germany
President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is looking at withdrawing some of the nearly 40,000 American military personnel in Germany just days after the country’s leader sharply criticized the U.S.-led…
Ukraine may have to cede territory to keep EU hopes alive – Merz
Ukraine may have to accept territorial losses in a future peace deal with Russia to keep its EU membership hopes alive, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday. – Moscow…
Merz welcomes ‘signal’ of Trump’s readiness to end fighting
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed gratitude over what he said were recent signals from Donald Trump that he is prepared to bring strikes against Iran to an end. –…
Merz Says Europe Must Do More to Secure the High North
As European NATO allies, we must do more to secure the High North. This is a common transatlantic interest. Germany is doing this in the framework of NATO. Denmark and…