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German Chancellor Merz pitches defence, AI and chip investment drive

Original: Germany's Merz touts defence, AI and chip investment drive in pitch to investors

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made a direct pitch to investors, promoting an investment drive focused on defence, artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing. The appeal signals Germany's effort to attract private capital into strategic industries and strengthen its industrial base amid growing European focus on security and technology self-sufficiency.

Why now: Germany's push to attract investor money into defence, AI and chips is a significant shift in European industrial and security policy.

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