Mario Nawfal
🚨🇩🇪 MERZ: NATO MAY BE DONE “IN ITS CURRENT FORM” Germany’s chancellor- in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, warns that Europe must prepare for its own defense as U.S. support becomes uncertain under Trump. He argues that Europe can no longer rely on Washington and must move toward military independence. Merz: “My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the USA.” Merz claims NATO’s future is unclear, suggesting that by the June summit, the alliance could be drastically reshaped or replaced by a European defense pact—potentially including the UK. Merz: “I do not know whether, at the NATO summit in June, we would still be talking about NATO in its current form or whether we will have to establish an independent European defense capability much more quickly.” He also accused Trump of sidelining Europe while warming ties with Russia. Merz: “Trump’s government does not care much about the fate of Europe.” Source: Express
Mario Nawfal
🇩🇪 AFD LEADER: MERZ WILL RUN UP GERMANY’S TAB WITH LIBERAL HELP AfD’s Alice Weidel says CDU's Friedrich Merz will cave to liberal parties and loosen Germany’s strict “debt brake,” sending borrowing through the roof. Merz, a supposed fiscal conservative, has hinted at bending the rules—something Weidel says is a disaster waiting to happen. Weidel: “(He) won't be able to implement anything that he promised. He will compromise with the left to loosen the debt brake, and that's the opposite of what the country needs... The state should function like a company and when a company is over-indebted you know what happens." Source: Reuters
