European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made her first appearance in Berlin following her recovery from severe pneumonia.
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00:00Christian Democratic Party leader and Germany's next potential chancellor
00:04Friedrich Merz met with several high-profile European People's Party
00:09leaders in Berlin for a two-day summit on Friday. EU Commission President
00:14Orsa von der Leyen, EPP party leader Manfred Weber and several EU prime
00:19ministers also attended to discuss Europe's security, migration policies and
00:23competitiveness, along with the EU's relationship with the US, as Donald
00:28Trump will be sworn in as president on Monday. The meeting was the first time
00:32von der Leyen has been seen in public following her recovery from severe
00:37pneumonia. Whilst the Christian Democratic heads of state and
00:40government may wish to focus on strategizing over the upcoming months,
00:45the issue of addressing the far-right may dominate discussions, especially with
00:51elections looming in Germany just five weeks away and Austria now testing the
00:57coalition between the conservatives and far-right parties. Liv Stroud, in Berlin,
01:03for Euronews.