BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in improving ties with Europe, adding that the two had spoken several time in the last few weeks.
“I very much welcome the fact that Great Britain is once again seeking proximity to Europe, to the European Union,” Merz told reporters after his conservative bloc won most votes in a national election on Sunday.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray and Madeline Chambers)
