German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been increasingly critical of the EU, while drawing closer to one of the bloc's biggest critics: President Donald Trump.

  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been growing increasingly critical of the European Union.

  • His tone marks a notable shift compared to his more EU-friendly predecessor.

  • Meanwhile, Merz has been building a relationship with EU-critical U.S. President Donald Trump.

The historically EU-friendly Merz, a former member of the European Parliament, now has a long list of complaints about the bloc. This has included objections to an increase in the EU’s new long-term budget that was proposed last month, as well as calling the bloc out for sluggishness and complex bureaucracy. Germany was also among the louder critics of the EU-U.S. trade agreement.

  • B-TR3EEnglish
    -50•2 days ago

    That’s a bit extreme, IMO. Commiting suicide, mass murder, joining a death cult, ok. But voting green? Never. Seriously, you could vote FDP as well, if you’ve got a faible for liars, traitors, opportunists, antisocial politics and open corruption. That at least has some taditional value and the FDP is some sort of constant and controlled factor of corruption and criminal intentions. That’s OK if you accept that no society will ever exist without self-destructive elements. But green? Why? Because they’re too incompetent to cause real damage? These days are over.

    • @Rbnsft@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23•2 days ago

      Voting for “die linke” is the only right Thing imo. But Green is way better then cdu afd FDP bsw or even SPD… But Tell US what you would vote

      • B-TR3EEnglish
        -27•2 days ago

        No, I won’t. Even if it’s not too far from your idea, I am not going to publish my vote on the internet because somebody there told me to. Nor should anyone else in their right mind.