Brussels, my love? As Germans get ready to vote, Belgians swear in a new government

We are joined by Peter Hefele from the Wilfried Martens Centre, Raquel Garcia Hermida Van der Walle from Renew Europe and Ian Lesser from GMF.

The panel began by discussing the high stakes upcoming federal elections in Germany. Aspiring chancellor Friedrich Merz is still leading the polls despite his controversial approach to the far right that triggered protests on the streets of many German cities.

The lead candidate for the Christian Democrats called on the Alternative for Germany party to help him pass a number of motions through parliament on migration, undermining a deal of non-cooperation between mainstream and far-right forces.

"My own party, D66, and my faction Renew Europe and the European Parliament is very clear about this. We don't steal a deal or do dealings with with extreme right, especially not taking part in governments with extreme right parties", Raquel Garcia Hermida Van der Walle.

The panel also spoke about President Donald Trumps' desires to buy or take Greenland. EU leaders expressed their concern about this at their leaders retreat in Brussels Monday.

Ian Lesser said the tone of the President was odd given the US already dominates the security of Greenland.

"It's not really about Greenland. It's about China. It's about Russia. And it's about a certain mythology about opening up the high North and all sorts of other things. But very, very, very, very odd turn in American policy", said Mr. Lesser.

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