Friedrich Merz

"The current line of contact should serve as the starting point for negotiations."

"developing a crewed sixth-generation fighter jet still makes sense for his country’s air force"

"Merz has openly questioned whether developing a manned sixth-generation fighter jet still made sense for his country’s air force."

"Der Bau eines gemeinsamen Flugzeugs „nicht fortgesetzt wird“."

"Ils reconnaissent cette réalité. Le chancelier fédéral Merz a donc suggéré au président Macron de ne plus poursuivre la construction d'un avion de combat commun."

"Merz habe Macron daher nahegelegt, den Bau des Kampfflugzeugs nicht weiterzuverfolgen."

"The core of FCAS will remain as a European system."

""Will we still need a manned fighter jet in 20 years' time?""

"I found him to be very cooperative, and I also saw him listening very attentively."

"I expect it, but above all, I hope it will be successful, and I want to try to make it clear to the American government that tariffs harm everyone."

"The biggest poison for the economies of Europe and the U.S. is this constant uncertainty about tariffs. And this uncertainty must end."

"I expect it, but above all, I hope it will be successful, and I want to try to make it clear to the American government that tariffs harm everyone."

"The biggest poison for the economies of Europe and the US is this constant uncertainty about tariffs. And this uncertainty must end."

"We will have a very clear European position on this, because customs policy is a matter for the European Union, not for individual member states."

"For me, there is a reassuring element in yesterday's Supreme Court decision: the separation of powers in the US still seems to be working."

"The biggest poison for the economies of Europe and the US is this constant uncertainty about tariffs."

"I expect it, but above all, I hope it will be successful, and I want to try to make it clear to the American government that tariffs harm everyone."

"The biggest poison for the economies of Europe and the US is this constant uncertainty about tariffs. And this uncertainty must end."

"I expect it, but above all, I hope it will be successful, and I want to try to make it clear to the American government that tariffs harm everyone."

"The biggest poison for the economies of Europe and the U.S. is this constant uncertainty about tariffs. And this uncertainty must end."

"I expect it, but above all, I hope it will be successful, and I want to try to make it clear to the American government that tariffs harm everyone."

"The biggest poison for the economies of Europe and the U.S. is this constant uncertainty about tariffs. And this uncertainty must end."

"We must supply this country with electricity. I am not prepared to jeopardise the core of our industry simply because we have adopted phase-out plans that have become unrealistic."

"This country, under this leadership, is currently at the lowest point of utter barbarity."

""We want a partnership with China that is balanced, reliable, regulated and fair.""

"We know that signals from Beijing are taken very seriously in Moscow. That goes for words as well as deeds."

"I would like to expressly welcome China's commitment to peace in the region, which I heard today."

"China stands ready to work with Germany to enhance understanding and mutual trust."

"we need business ties in the whole world, and that of course also includes a country like China."

"China is an important trading partner for us, so I will go to China next week with a large business delegation."

"we should have no illusions about China, which asserts the claim to define a new multilateral order according to its own rules."

"a new world order, an order of great powers, is taking shape at high speed."

"Foreign policy today is also foreign economic policy, and foreign economic policy is an essential part of our economic policy."

"May the Year of the Horse bring strength and give new impetus to German-Chinese relations."

"Today, China is deliberately distancing itself from the United States and asserting its claim to define a new multilateral order according to its own rules."

"Germany wants a partnership with China that is balanced, reliable, regulated and fair."

"Our message from a European point of view is the same: We want partnership with China balanced, reliable, regulated and fair."

"The number of sick days in Germany is too high."

"Israel had done the 'dirty work' to slow Iran's nuclear program."

"We are trying to convince Spain to catch up."

"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke about the war in th..."

"We are trying to convince them that this is a part of our common security, that we all have to comply with this."

"I told Trump very clearly that he could not conclude a separate trade agreement with Germany or all of Europe but not with Spain."

"We are trying to convince them that this is a part of our common security."

"An endless war is not in our interest."

"The Iranian state must remain functional, and public order and basic services must be maintained. The Iranian economy must not collapse."

"An endless war is not in our interest. The same applies to a collapse of Iranian statehood or proxy conflicts fought on Iranian soil."

"We share the goals of the United States and Israel regarding the Iranian nuclear and missile programme, Tehran's threats against Israel, its support for terrorism and proxies."

"We do not want to see a Syrian scenario here."

"And that is why I am appealing both in Washington and in all talks with the Israeli government to create the conditions for this country to be stabilised as quickly as possible."

"Such scenarios could have far-reaching consequences for Europe."

"The Iranian state must remain functional, and public order and basic services must be maintained."