Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union’s top executive, has pursued a more Brussels-centric approach to the continent’s perpetual crises, but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is now trying to tug power back to Berlin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/world/politics/merz-von-der-leyen-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ursulavonderleyen #friedrichmerz #germany #eu #europe