00:00German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday stressed Europe's strategic importance, saying
00:06that the future of the world is being shaped in Europe.
00:10Speaking at the Young Union Germany Day Conference, Merz said this was not just about the European
00:16Union, but the principles guiding the coexistence of people on the continent.
00:20The Überschrift lautet, the future of the world is being shaped in Europe.
00:27The future of the world is being shaped in Europe.
00:34And, dear friends and friends, I would like to think with you again to end this thought.
00:41What does that mean?
00:43We are not only looking at ourselves, we are not only looking at this European Union, we are looking
00:48at a political model, we are looking at a principle, we are looking at the fundamental decisions
00:56of how we live together.
00:59The Young Union Conference where Merz spoke on Saturday has long been a power base for the
01:05German Chancellor.
01:07Merz also declared a fight against bureaucratization, emphasizing that mistrust is not the guiding
01:13principle of European politics, rather it must be trust in freedom, in openness and in people's
01:20ability to shape their own future responsibly.
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