List of international trips made by Friedrich Merz

This is the list of international trips made by Friedrich Merz , who is currently serving as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025.

List

2025

Country	Location(s)	Date	Details	Image
France	Paris	7 May	Met with President Emmanuel Macron. [1]
Poland	Warsaw		Met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, emphasizing relations within the Weimar Triangle.
Belgium	Brussels	9 May	Met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. [2] In NATO headquarters met with Secretary General Mark Rutte for bilateral talks, and to discuss preparation of the NATO Summit in The Hague. [3]
Ukraine	Kyiv	10 May	Merz travelled to Kyiv with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and display European unity in support of Ukraine. [4]
Albania	Tirana	16 May	Merz attended the 6th European Political Community Summit.
Italy	Rome	17 May	Merz met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Vatican City	Vatican City	18 May	Merz attended inauguration mass and met with Pope Leo XIV.
Lithuania	Vilnius	22 May	Merz visited Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade aimed at strengthening NATO's presence and deterring Russian threats in the Baltic region. [5] [6]
Finland	Turku, Kultaranta	26-27 May	Participation in the Nordic Summit; meetings with President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
United States	Washington DC	5 June	Merz met with President Donald Trump.
Canada	Kananaskis	15–17 June	Merz attended the 51st G7 summit.
Netherlands	The Hague	24–25 June	Merz attended the 2025 NATO summit.
Belgium	Brussels	26–27 June	Merz attended the European Council summit.
Italy	Rome	10 July	Merz attended the Ukraine Recovery Conference.
United Kingdom	London	17 July	Merz met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
United States	Washington, D.C.	18 August	Merz attended a White House multilateral meeting on Ukraine, in which he held peace talks with US President Trump, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and other European leaders following the Trump–Putin Alaska Summit.
Moldova	Chișinău	27 August	Merz met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu along with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
France	Toulon	28–29 August	Attended the Franco-German Ministerial Council.
France	Évian-les-Bains	4 September	Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
Spain	Madrid	18 September	Met with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Denmark	Copenhagen	1–2 October	Participation in the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government. He attended the 7th European Political Community Summit.
Egypt	Sharm El Sheikh	13 October	Merz attended the Sharm El Sheikh summit which included the signing of the Gaza peace plan to end the Gaza war.
United Kingdom	London	22 October	Attended Western Balkans Summit
Belgium	Brussels	23–24 October	Merz attended the European Council summit.
Turkey	Ankara	30 October	Wreath-laying ceremony at the Atatürk Mausoleum. Meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Brazil	Belém	7 November	Merz attended the COP30 pre-conference.
South Africa	Johannesburg	22–23 November	Merz attended the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit.

Multilateral meetings

Friedrich Merz is scheduled to participate in the following summits during his chancellorship:

Group	Year
	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
UNGA	September, New York City	TBD, New York City	TBD, New York City	TBD, New York City	TBD, New York City
NATO	24–25 June, The Hague	7–8 July, Ankara	TBD, Tirana	TBA	TBA
Ukraine Recovery Conference	10–11 July, Rome	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
G7	16–17 June Kananaskis	14–16 June Évian-les-Bains	TBD, United States	TBD, United Kingdom	TBD, Germany
G20	22–23 November Johannesburg	14–15 December Miami	TBA	TBA	TBA
EPC	16 May Tirana	4 May Yerevan	TBD TBD	TBD TBD	TBD
	2 October Copenhagen	TBD TBD	TBD, TBD	TBD TBD	TBD TBD
COP	7 November, Belém	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Others	Multilateral meeting on Ukraine 18 August Washington	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
██ = Did not attend. ██ = Future event.

See also

• List of international trips made by Angela Merkel
• List of international trips made by Olaf Scholz

References

1. "Inaugural visit to Paris by Federal Chancellor Merz | Federal Government".
2. "Ceasefire in Ukraine possible within days, German Chancellor Merz says". 9 May 2025.
3. "NATO Secretary General welcomes Germany's new Chancellor to NATO headquarters".
4. "Macron, Merz, Starmer and Tusk in Kyiv for 'coalition of the willing' summit". Le Monde . 10 May 2025.
5. "Germany bolsters NATO's eastern flank with new brigade in Lithuania". euronews. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
6. "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to oversee deployment of heavy combat unit". The Washington Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.