# EU needs to expand to project itself as ‘clear factor of power,’ German chancellor says

https://mins.news/en/item/111509

- TASS, 2026-10-22 16:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2206439

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the EU should keep expanding to strengthen its sovereignty and global standing. After a Berlin Process summit in Montenegro, he said the political will for European integration should come from the region itself.

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