# Merz says EU has strategic interest in open market access

https://mins.news/en/item/116807

- Reuters, 2026-10-27 04:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/germanys-merz-says-eu-has-strategic-interest-open-market-access-2026-10-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae0268053aa080001e5270d

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that the European Union, with 450 million consumers, has a strategic interest in cooperating to secure open market access, including with members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.