Friedrich Merz
Chancellor of Germany since May 2025; leader of the CDU.
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14 May 2025
Their wordsDie Bundesregierung wird zukünftig alle finanziellen Mittel zur Verfügung stellen, die die Bundeswehr braucht, um zur konventionell stärksten Armee Europas zu werden.
Recorded here asGermany will provide whatever money the Bundeswehr needs to become the strongest conventional army in Europe.
↗Regierungserklärung von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz, 14. Mai 2025bundesregierung.de