Friedrich Merz: “The new German government set two goals. First, Germany has…”

“Let me paraphrase this in German in a few words. Bessar sutrots for Alamit festichite eintratenach of unzre solidarity. Autocratin Mugen Untertan haben Demokratin haben partner und verlesniche Freunde. And. My leadership. Ladies and gentlemen, The new German government set two goals. First, Germany has to regain economic strength. Second, we want to make Europe a key player again in global politics, economically and particularly in defence. We need to be able to defend ourselves and we need to do so fast. These goals are complementary. Economic competitiveness and the ability to shape global politics are two sides of the same coin.” (12:47–13:04)

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