This week’s Riks Roundup covers the following topics:
– Germany’s Parliament first rejects the proposed new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, before voting him into office, as some Members of Parliament belonging to the new CDU-CSU-SPD coalition did not play along at first
– The European Court of Auditors slams the EU’s Covid Recovery Fund for its lack of financial transparency
– The EU holds off on tariff retaliation against the United States, as it prioritises obtaining a defence deal with Trump at the June NATO Summit