German Government Announces Merz Will Join Video Call at 1:00 PM Local Time Hosted by European Council President Costa 🇩🇪🇪🇺
German Government Announces Merz Will Join Video Call at 1:00 PM Local Time Hosted by European Council President Costa
German Gov Statement: Merz Will Then Take Part In A Video Conference At 1300 PM Local Time, Hosted By President Of The EU Council Costa
The German government said Chancellor Friedrich Merz will join two separate video conferences on Tuesday, 19 August, focused on support for Ukraine. At 12:15 p.m. local time, Merz will participate in a call of the international “coalition of the willing,” a group of countries coordinating military and financial assistance to Kyiv. Forty-five minutes later, at 1:00 p.m., the chancellor will take part in an extraordinary EU summit convened by European Council President António Costa. Berlin added that the participants in both meetings aim to step up coordination in the coming days and weeks amid continued Russian attacks.
