{"id":402810,"date":"2026-04-17T04:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/402810\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:21:19","slug":"chancellor-merz-thinks-ireland-is-prepared-for-a-very-good-eu-presidency-despite-security-concerns-the-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/402810\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor Merz thinks Ireland is prepared for &#039;a very good EU presidency&#039;, despite security concerns &#8211; The Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxQMnFhUkRsbGJDS3RhMC1kVDlrTURJTEtaS2xzUnJ5cDlCS2dxQlFMWG5DeEdKX1B2R2RRTU44ZGZ1SG9HTTMyLXdoM2ZhcEgtbUR6Zl9yczd5WHkzVnlVSXFKejNFOVZmVEZPQjNXZ0dGeEdUR3RaY2ZIcFJkU1JId2dpVW1SLVFsbFBCeG5RTThVYy1FdXUtNS1zUFVxTTgtMkFGZkxBcThvbVRZeGFlWFA0TGE3WTBnbEdNUkV3MmdGUmkxNnpOZUVDX195cmptMXBaMmRn?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chancellor Merz thinks Ireland is prepared for &#8216;a very good EU presidency&#8217;, despite security concerns<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Journal<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMijwFBVV95cUxQZkxBeVEwX2pMbDRRX3JsUzc5OGhPZklKTDc1VDFjUGZJd1NmZmJmakJ2LVpWc2M5RTJxaDlNUzRpT19QSFAzWmNuc3pXSVBoaHptMVZrZDFtUFoydGxpdWFOVE9OQ2RicV9NQTA2UURlZlZhdUlkSnByNk54aUQ2M19RaV9hNVhzNDJ5Z0lMdw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fuel costs on agenda as Taoiseach, Chancellor to meet<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;RTE.ie<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiygFBVV95cUxPN3dZOXV3eGF2N3doa19FZVhULUZaV1RXVjBlYzcxS3Z3OVp3V014dW5Bd0RUWHpTYmVYNXk5azhWVjJISWxUSVA1VnlkanYxZnFCcmJKbjZPLWpRRWFUZjV6MW1UM05sZ1hPMzM3dzNoUVhrQmV5cXdaemR4UzF4STd0dnpWTnJneE1YalJmUzVRMlZBTnJmRlJzNkpUaXZxUTJJMWt5QmwzTkN6dkU0dFAtUkgtYVJBVmN1Q1J4Z3pXWGtHTUVrYm5B?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Security in Europe \u2018a key focus\u2019 for Ireland\u2019s EU presidency, says Taoiseach in Berlin<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Irish Times<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi4gFBVV95cUxPTi05VEdtOWdtRnpEdTlQTm5sbE1TbGVTc3BtMm42SC1KWGF5dWdhVzg3OGtESGR4eHExYWctci1Gcks5M1FoTVJFMk5ya1ppVEt4T3FKYlM3LWNhMkliMVc4amcwOHp0Z3FCdDkydWZ5cE84SF9GQWF1VDZ3WEdfMDVrbkFkVVJSLXN0eHdqWWY2TXpVOHBfdzlPQm1ZbDNFS2hBT3ZWU3JEQmtmOU11MkltTWFjNWJodEtmeWplYmFuRjF6cGZST21iRW1JSTJHRjVmQWcwLTJwRUhndlduU0RR?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taoiseach focuses on the world outside Fianna F\u00e1il as stormy skies gather party at home<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Irish Independent<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQdV9BQlA0bkVxTUlvMFhlLWRCaENBT0IwcmVLQ1NjWnJKWWF4NnY3c3NEMWVnVzdEY2w0bkJJRmlnSFlYYXdXR01Fc0JjZzNNSDl2WVRDTXplcTN2Z0pmc2xYTjhiRWhsN0MzV2VYOGNBWUptWUpVdVpvYm80ZmZRZEJuNUNSSEJlTUZ2a1ZORlFpUXZjZ3I1alhtMFdjTG5KSDVQZUJzQy1FTzNUaGt6dDFfT1dTWnRYWFE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taoiseach to meet with German Chancellor Merz during flying visit to Berlin<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chancellor Merz thinks Ireland is prepared for &#8216;a very good EU presidency&#8217;, despite security concerns&nbsp;&nbsp;The JournalFuel costs 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