08:00 AM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday in Brussels that individual European Union nations won't strike side deals with the US, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said any serious talks with the Trump administration require a concrete proposal, Bloomberg reported.

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