BELGIUM – The European Union leaders’ plan to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine war effort failed, and instead settled on a €90 billion ($105 billion) EU borrowing package to cover Kyiv’s financing needs for the next two years. Speaking after a European Council meeting, Ursula von der Leyen said member states had agreed to […]
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German’s Friedrich Merz Coalition Government Losing Voter Confidence; Poll
GERMANY – A new poll on Wednesday revealed that the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz coalition government is losing voter confidence. Trust in conservative leader Merz fell to 32% in December – down six percentage points from 38% when his conservative-left coalition government took office in May 2025 – according to the representative poll conducted by […]
Germany Won’t Recognize Palestinian Statehood in Upcoming UN General Assembly; Friedrich Merz
GERMANY – The German chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said that Berlin won’t recognize Palestinian statehood in the upcoming UN General Assembly scheduled for next month. He said this during a joint press conference in Berlin with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “The Canadian government and the Canadian Prime Minister are aware of the German […]