PoliticsMerz cancels New York trip for UNGA events
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cancelled his planned trip to New York next week for the 2026 UN General Assembly High-level Week. German officials said circumstances require him to remain in Berlin. He had been due to address the assembly on September 23, but regional elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on September 20 are considered crucial to his political future.
Merz cancels New York trip for UNGA events