The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the 35th birthday of the reunification of Germany in Saarbrücken, Germany, on Friday. Both leaders called for a “revival” of the European democracies, which, according to them, are threatened by the crumbling trust in the institutions and an axis of autocratic states.
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Merz and Macron call for “revival” of European democracy: “We have to learn to defend ourselves again”
Bytaketonews
Oct 3, 2025