the beginning of a war, of a trade war with China. We are looking for peaceful solutions, but the level for that is fair trade. to protect our markets and defend ourselves against those who don't play by the rules.
Meantly / Friedrich Merz
Rhetoric profile
Friedrich Merz
Across 37 statements tracked since 20 Sept 2026, Friedrich Merz's most frequent rhetorical moves are threat & fear and leverage.
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Audience impact, last 30 days
+1.3 leans reassuring
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Hostility this week 1.8 / 10, 0.3 below their usual 2.1.
Latest statements
We are in the midst of a fundamental economic and technological transformation fuelled by exponential progress in artificial intelligence. Please open your doors for AI to make use of your data.
أن المقترحات تمثل إشارة إلى الصناعة للاستثمار، واصفا اليوم بأنه يوم جيد.
do everything we can to help Ukraine get through the winter and continue to support it next year as well. should remain frozen in Europe … That is our business, and we will decide on it.
A justice gap has opened up between the generations in our country, and this gap will grow unless we act. Justice for us does not come through the exclusion of minorities.
El presupuesto de la UE debe ser asequible para quienes soportan la mayor parte de la carga financiera. Todos deben contribuir a los ajustes necesarios.
Russia will only negotiate seriously under pressure, which is why we are sticking to our sanctions against Russia.
Russia will only negotiate in good faith under pressure. Following Moscow’s reckless attacks on Ukraine’s civilian energy supply, we must even tighten [sanctions] further.
We have to work our way out of this slump — and get out of a crisis of confidence. You can't just reinvent a party overnight over a weekend, but we want to show that we're ready for change. and we have to be, given the election results. The personnel changes…
We take note of the agreement between the United States and Russia on diesel exports. For Germany and Europe, such a decision is out of the question.
That is the only response we have to the far-right and far-left extremists in this country. The size of the new proposal is no basis for an agreement.
We are still a long way from an agreement. The amount of the new proposal is not a basis for an agreement. The EU budget must be affordable for those who bear the brunt of the financing.
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