Germany’s chancellor touches down in Washington – but can Merz solder transatlantic ties?

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  first broadcast on the 5th of June 2025 on Monocle Radio.

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  This is The Globalist broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.

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  I'm Georgina Godwin.

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  On the show ahead...

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  The key message to Donald Trump is Germany is back on track.

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  Germany will fulfil the obligations in terms of defence and Germany is willing to strengthen their own competitiveness.

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  Germany's new chancellor is in Washington today.

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  Can Merz and Trump steer transatlantic ties onto smoother ground?

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  Bulgaria gets the green light for the euro.

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  But after seven elections in three years, is the country really ready to join the club?

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  We'll hear how Rheinmetall has knocked caring out of the euro stocks 50,

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  military muscle beating haute couture.

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  Then...

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  If we hadn't sort of looked at it skeptically, you know,

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  you can imagine a scenario where you might have thought, well, actually,

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