European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Canada Spat Exposes Widening Rift Between Merz and Von der Leyen Over European Integration and the Future Direction of European Union

A growing dispute over how to define the European Union’s future relationship with Canada has exposed deepening differences between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, highlighting wider disagreements over the bloc’s political direction, institutional...