I think Merz sees France and Poland as really important partners for Germany, but he knows that the coalitions of the willing that will shape the future of Europe will have to be wider
Media mentions – German foreign policy leadership
Piotr Buras on Friedrich Merz’s visit to Warsaw and how he wants to give new impetus to Polish-German relations
Jana Puglierin on the new German government’s plan to centralise foreign and European policy
When we talk about a ceasefire or an end to war, in order to have peace and not a frozen conflict, there must be so-called security guarantees
Negotiations could last until June. This means that Germany will not be able to play a leading role at the European level. We will now see even less initiative, flexibility and predictability
Instead of trying to improve asylum and integration systems, mainstream parties are imitating the right wing, like the Rwanda Bill
This will likely set a precedent for other EU member states that are not very supportive of migration, such as Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, to claim some kind of security threat
There is definitely an Italian regional and international role, which is not only the result of the G7 chairmanship, a format that is also disliked by Tehran
Jana Puglierin on the political climate in France and the USA and their impact on German foreign policy