Friedrich Merz

Germany's chancellor as of May 2025.

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Germany's RWE signs new gas deal as Merz visits UAE

German energy firm RWE teams up with the UAE's ADNOC to explore LNG imports and battery storage as Europe diversifies its gas and renewable energy supply.

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07 February, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leaves after a press conference in Doha
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Merz heads to Gulf as Germany looks to diversify trade ties

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05 February, 2026
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Damascus on October 30, 2025.
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Syrian president cancels Germany visit: Berlin

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19 January, 2026
Thousands of Syrians gather on the streets of Essen, Germany, on December 7, 2025, and celebrate the anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime. (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Germany to raise migrant returns in talks with Syria's Sharaa

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16 January, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) meets with Israel's President Isaac Herzog at the president's residence in Jerusalem on December 6, 2025.
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In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel

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07 December, 2025
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Merz makes first visit to Israel as chancellor despite criticism

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06 December, 2025
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German opposition slams Merz's planned meeting with Netanyahu

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05 December, 2025
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Merz says Syrian refugees in Germany 'must go home'

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03 November, 2025
Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz speaks to the press after the seventh meeting of the European Political Community
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Merz threatens German boycott of Eurovision if Israel removed

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07 October, 2025
Thousands protest from several left-wing groups during the annual anti-war march for a ceasefire in Gaza and demand that Rheinmetall stop delivering weapons to Israel in Cologne, Germany, on August 30, 2025.
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Germany approves new arms exports to Israel after brief halt

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01 October, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz listens next to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a press conference following a meeting at Moncloa Palace on September 18, 2025 in Madrid, Spain
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Germany still to decide whether to back sanctions on Israel

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18 September, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives for the weekly federal government cabinet meeting
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Germany's Merz faces pressure to toughen stance on Israel

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23 July, 2025
Friedrich Merz, the leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for Chancellor
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Germany unironically blames antisemitism on 'imported migrants'

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06 June, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the award ceremony of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2025 (Karlspreis) to European Commission President on May 29, 2025 in Aachen, western Germany.
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Merz heads to US for talks on Ukraine, trade, Middle East

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31 May, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised Israel's relentless strikes on Gaza [Getty]
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Germany's Merz slams Israel's 'incomprehensible' actions in Gaza

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27 May, 2025
Families receive the bodies of their loved ones who were killed in Israeli attacks on various areas in the northern Gaza Strip, following funeral procedures at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty)
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Germany's Merz 'no longer understands' Israel's Gaza objective

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26 May, 2025
Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes the Chancelor's seat after taking the oath during a swearing in session after a second round of voting at the Bundestag in Berlin on May 6, 2025. (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Germany's Merz elected chancellor after surprise setback

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06 May, 2025