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Omid Nouripour: “Obsession with the White House distracts from the really big issues”

Bundestag Vice President Omid Nouripour criticizes Germany’s White House astrology. Ahead of Merz’s visit to China, he insists on European unity. Germany and the EU, he says, should use their strategic leverage vis-à-vis China with greater confidence.

23. February 2026
Omid Nouripour vice president of the German Bundestag.

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Last updated: 23. February 2026