List of international trips made by Friedrich Merz
This is the list of international trips made by Friedrich Merz, who is currently serving as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025.
List
2025
| Country | Location(s) | Date | Details | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Paris | 7 May | Met with President Emmanuel Macron.[1] | |
| Poland | Warsaw | Met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, emphasizing relations within the Weimar Triangle. | ||
| Belgium | Brussels | 9 May | Met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.[2] In NATO headquarters met with Secretary General Mark Rutte for bilateral talks, and to discuss preparation of the NATO Summit in The Hague.[3] | |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 10 May | Merz travelled to Kyiv with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and display European unity in support of Ukraine.[4] | |
| Albania | Tirana | 16 May | Merz attended the 6th European Political Community Summit. | |
| Italy | Rome | 17 May | Merz met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. | |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | 18 May | Merz attended inauguration mass and met with Pope Leo XIV. | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | 22 May | Merz visited Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade aimed at strengthening NATO's presence and deterring Russian threats in the Baltic region.[5][6] | |
| Finland | Turku, Kultaranta | 26-27 May | Participation in the Nordic Summit; meetings with President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo. | |
| United States | Washington DC | 5 June | Merz met with President Donald Trump. | |
| Canada | Kananaskis | 15–17 June | Merz attended the 51st G7 summit. | |
| Netherlands | The Hague | 24–25 June | Merz attended the 2025 NATO summit. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 26–27 June | Merz attended the European Council summit. | |
| Italy | Rome | 10 July | Merz attended the Ukraine Recovery Conference. | |
| United Kingdom | London | 17 July | Merz met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Signing of a friendship treaty between Great Britain and Germany (Kensington Treaty) | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 18 August | Merz attended a White House multilateral meeting on Ukraine, in which he held peace talks with US President Trump, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and other European leaders following the Trump–Putin Alaska Summit. | |
| Moldova | Chișinău | 27 August | Merz met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu along with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. | |
| France | Toulon | 28–29 August | Attended the Franco-German Ministerial Council. | |
| France | Évian-les-Bains | 4 September | Met with President Emmanuel Macron. | |
| Spain | Madrid | 18 September | Met with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. | |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 1–2 October | Participation in the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government. He attended the 7th European Political Community Summit. | |
| Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 13 October | Merz attended the Sharm El Sheikh summit which included the signing of the Gaza peace plan to end the Gaza war. | |
| United Kingdom | London | 22 October | Attended Western Balkans Summit | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 23–24 October | Merz attended the European Council summit. | |
| Turkey | Ankara | 30 October | Wreath-laying ceremony at the Atatürk Mausoleum. Meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | |
| Brazil | Belém | 7 November | Merz attended the COP30 pre-conference. | |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 22–23 November | Merz attended the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit. | |
| Angola | Luanda | 24 November | Merz attended the European Union and the African Union summit. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 5 December | Merz met with Prime Minister Bart De Wever and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | |
| Jordan | Amman | 6 December | Merz met with King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein. | |
| Israel | Jerusalem | 7 December | Meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Meeting with President Isaac Herzog Meeting with opposition politicians Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz Visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial |
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| United Kingdom | London | 8 December | Merz met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and French President Emmanuel Macron. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 17–19 December | On 17 December participation in the Western Balkans Conference. On next days participation in the European Council. |
2026
| Country | Location(s) | Date | Details | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Paris | 6 January | Attended a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing to discuss peace talks for the Ukraine War with US mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. | |
| India | Ahmedabad, Bengaluru | 11–13 January | Meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Visit to German companies |
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| Switzerland | Davos | 21–22 January | Participation in and speech at the World Economic Forum. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 22 January | Participation in the extraordinary European Council on the Greenland crisis. | |
| Italy | Rome | 23 January | Participation in the German-Italian government consultations | |
| Croatia | Zagreb | 30–31 January | Attended the EPP Leaders’ Retreat.[7] | |
| Denmark | Herning | 1 February | Attending the final of the Men's Handball European Championship between Denmark and Germany | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 4 February | Meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. | |
| Qatar | Doha | 5 February | Meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. | |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | 6 February | Meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | |
| Belgium | Antwerp, Bilzen | 11–12 February | Participating in the European Industry Summit. Next day participation in the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government. | |
| China | Beijing, Hangzhou | 25-26 February | Meeting with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. Visit to the Forbidden City and to a branch of the Mercedes-Benz Group. Visit to the main site of the company Unitree Robotics and to a Siemens Energy branch. | |
| United States | Washington, D. C. | 3 March | Meeting with President Donald Trump. | |
| Norway | Andenes, Bardufoss | 12–13 March | Meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Participation in a roundtable on space cooperation. Visit to the NATO exercise Cold Response. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 19–20 March | Participation in the European Council. |
Multilateral meetings
Friedrich Merz is scheduled to participate in the following summits during his chancellorship:
| Group | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | ||
| UNGA | 27 September, New York City |
TBD, New York City |
TBD, New York City |
TBD, New York City |
TBD, New York City | |
| NATO | 24–25 June, The Hague |
7–8 July, Ankara |
TBD, Tirana |
TBA | TBA | |
| Ukraine Recovery Conference | 10–11 July, Rome |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| G7 | 16–17 June, Kananaskis |
14–16 June, Évian-les-Bains |
TBD, United States |
TBD, United Kingdom |
TBD, Germany | |
| G20 | 22–23 November, Johannesburg |
14–15 December, Miami |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| EPC | 16 May, Tirana |
4 May, Yerevan |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD | |
| 2 October, Copenhagen |
TBD TBD |
TBD, TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD | ||
| COP | 7 November, Belém |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| North Sea Summit | None | 26 January, Hamburg |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Others | Multilateral meeting on Ukraine 18 August, Washington |
Together for peace and security summit 6 January, Paris |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| ██ = Did not attend. ██ = Future event. | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Inaugural visit to Paris by Federal Chancellor Merz | Federal Government".
- ^ "Ceasefire in Ukraine possible within days, German Chancellor Merz says". 9 May 2025.
- ^ "NATO Secretary General welcomes Germany's new Chancellor to NATO headquarters".
- ^ "Macron, Merz, Starmer and Tusk in Kyiv for 'coalition of the willing' summit". Le Monde. 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Germany bolsters NATO's eastern flank with new brigade in Lithuania". euronews. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to oversee deployment of heavy combat unit". The Washington Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ https://www.alamy.com/zagreb-croatia-300126-the-leaders-of-the-european-peoples-party-epp-invited-by-epp-president-manfred-weber-and-prime-minister-and-president-of-the-croatian-democratic-union-hdz-andrej-plenkovic-at-the-meeting-in-zagreb-on-30-31-january-2026-roberta-metsoli-ursula-von-der-leyen-janez-jansa-donald-tusk-evika-silina-friedrich-merz-luc-frieden-and-other-leaders-attend-the-meeting-photo-ronald-gorsic-cropix-copyright-xxronaldxgorsicxxcropixx-lideri-epp9-300126-image717534482.html