This afternoon, CDU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz gave a keynote speech on foreign and EU policy at @koerberip.bsky.social. A thread on his main points on the EU and Germany's role in it: - ThreadSky

onethuthree.bsky.social • 32 days ago

This afternoon, CDU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz gave a keynote speech on foreign and EU policy at @koerberip.bsky.social.

A thread on his main points on the EU and Germany's role in it:

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d-a-d.bsky.social•31 days ago

And for all these reasons, Merz want closer ties with Trump.

🤔

fionamullency.social•31 days ago

📌

herrmann.bsky.social•31 days ago

🙏

waw2nyc.bsky.social•31 days ago

Germany needs a new direction and leadership

exotraveller.bsky.social•31 days ago

Sounds very positive. Europe needs Germany in that role. However, he would also have to fix the German economy. Without that, all the other things do not matter.

sommersonne76.bsky.social•31 days ago

📌

onethuthree.bsky.social•32 days ago

1/ Merz started by stating that we are currently experiencing what he calls not Zeitenwende but 'Epochenbruch' (epochal shift). Necessity for political change in 3 areas: German gov's capacity to act; regain trust of EU partners; strategic priorities

onethuthree.bsky.social•32 days ago

2/ On DE capacity to act in EU and foreign policy: no more public quarrels and better EU coordination. Says Germany is responsible not just for own interests but has responsbility to ensure EU unity and European capacity to act

paremmintietaja.bsky.social•31 days ago

I can sympathize with 'no public quarrels' but will there be sufficient unity in the government to avoid quarrels?

onethuthree.bsky.social•32 days ago

3/ Wants to establish new national security council in chancellory to coordinate most important points of German foreign, security and EU policy

onethuthree.bsky.social•32 days ago

4/ Somewhat funny point in between: no appointment of CDU ministers and secretaries of state that do not speak conversational ('alltagstauglich') English

hermanbeun.bsky.social•31 days ago

There goes Günther Oettinger's hope for a return to national politics

dersponk.bsky.social•31 days ago

Very good point, really. What is necessary in international business is a must-can in politics as well.

onethuthree.bsky.social•32 days ago

5/ On regaining trust of partners: says most important is to repair relationship with Poland and France.

On Poland: advocates for Polish leadership in the EU and calls for a new German-Polish friendship treaty (signed at the 35th anniversary of the DE-PL neighbourhood treaty)

onethuthree.bsky.social•32 days ago

6/ On France: wants to enter new phase of Franco-German relations and use remaining 2 yrs of Macron to realise his (Macron's) vision of EU sovereignty.

Announces trips to Warsaw and Paris on his first day in office as chancellor

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