{"id":302932,"date":"2025-12-17T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/statement-by-the-chancellor-on-the-european-council-meeting-on-dec-18-19-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T00:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:00:28","slug":"statement-by-the-chancellor-on-the-european-council-meeting-on-dec-18-19-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/statement-by-the-chancellor-on-the-european-council-meeting-on-dec-18-19-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the Chancellor on the European Council meeting on Dec. 18 &amp; 19 | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FpdkAhDlpMk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Statement by the Chancellor on the European Council meeting on Dec. 18 &amp; 19 | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FpdkAhDlpMk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Government statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the European Council meeting on December 18 and 19. 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