Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has warned of the “dramatic” impact of US tariffs on global markets and on Germany, in his first comments since US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping levies against the EU.
“The situation on the international equity and bond markets is dramatic and threatens to deteriorate further,” he told Reuters on Monday. “It is therefore more urgent than ever for Germany to restore its international competitiveness as quickly as possible.”
The 20 per cent tariffs on all European exports come at a time of acute political and economic challenges for Germany and risk erasing any gains from Merz’s announced €1tn spending spree to boost the country’s defence industry and ageing infrastructure.
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