Germany, Paris and Friedrich Merz

Germany's Merz pleased to find broad agreement with Macron in Paris
Germany's presumptive next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, described his three-hour meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday as a great success, in which the two leaders found broad agreement.
France's Macron and Germany's Merz agree new chapter in relations, source says
French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed during a meeting in Paris to open a new chapter in Franco-German relations, a source close to Merz told Reuters.
Germany's Merz in Paris for talks with President Macron
After securing the largest share in the German election, Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz has met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. They discussed European security in the face of a shifting US policy.
Germany's Merz to make surprise trip to Paris for talks with Macron
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is set to make a surprise visit to Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, days after his CDU/CSU bloc secured victory in national elections.
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'Friedrich Merz's rise to power in Germany is likely to begin a new chapter for Europe'
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France's Macron to Dine With Germany's Merz on Wednesday
French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday evening, the Elysee said. The palace said the two leaders would meet for a "working dinner" but gave no further detail.
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Merz dashes to Paris for surprise talks with Macron as security fears weigh on EU
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Germany, dodging a bullet, now faces a hostile U.S.
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'Degenerate art' denounced by Nazis goes on show in Paris
It followed exhibitions in Dresden, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and others across Germany that ran from the ... As the exhibition debuts in Paris, the exhibition is a powerful historical document of ...
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Few answers to US-Russia riddle after Paris crisis talks
But the Paris leaders' line-up, which included France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland and Italy — as well as top EU and NATO officials — seemed less ...
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France’s nuclear deterrent already covers allies, says far right leader Bardella
The National Rally president took a more nuanced stance than his party’s presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen.
No time to waste: Emmanuel Macron hosts Friedrich Merz for impromptu dinner in Paris
The winner of Germany's parliamentary elections has travelled to Paris to meet the French president for a working dinner on ...