Merz to Demand Tariff Clarity From Trump During Visit to DC

Cheese at a dairy farm in Vetschau, Germany. — Cheese at a dairy farm in Vetschau, Germany.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Michael Nienaber

February 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC

Updated on

February 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM UTC

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will seek clarity on US tariff policy for European Union goods during his talks with President Donald Trump in Washington next Tuesday.

A European Union assessment found that Trump’s new tariff policy will increase levies on some of the bloc’s exports, including cheese and some agricultural products, above the level permitted in the EU-US trade pact.