Merkel Presses for EU Defense Boost as U.S. Support May Falter
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- German chancellor says EU must take on more responsibilitiy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on as she arrives for a visit in Luxembourg on Jan. 12.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe needs to do more to ensure its security, citing uncertainty about U.S. post-World War II guarantees eight days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as president.
Faced with a global refugee crisis and terror attacks in France, Germany and elsewhere, the European Union would be “naive” to rely on others as global risks threaten the EU’s stability, Merkel said Thursday in a speech in Brussels.