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Germany will feel effects of Mideast war ‘for a long time’: Merz

Germany's Merz to visit China next week
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Germany’s already struggling economy will feel the effects of the energy shock from the Middle East war for a prolonged period, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Monday.

“We will continue to feel the consequences of this war for a long time to come, even after it is over,” he told a news conference, as his government announced relief measures including a cut in fuel taxes.

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