{"id":387903,"date":"2026-10-14T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-merz-addresses-german-parliament-as-tensions-mount-over-eu-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:41","slug":"live-merz-addresses-german-parliament-as-tensions-mount-over-eu-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-merz-addresses-german-parliament-as-tensions-mount-over-eu-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Live: Merz addresses German Parliament as tensions mount over EU funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-suk9CJfdyc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Live: Merz addresses German Parliament as tensions mount over EU funding\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-suk9CJfdyc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Merz is using a speech to the German Parliament to call for big cuts to the EU&#8217;s proposed budget. Friedrich Merz will be heading to a tense EU leaders summit in Brussels on Thursday as political tensions mount over how much EU members will continue contributing to the bloc. Pressure is building to get the spending package agreed before a series of unpredictable elections in some of the biggest member countries next year and continued funding for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chancellor Merz is using a speech to the German Parliament to call for big cuts to the EU&#8217;s proposed budget. 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