New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Europe must strengthen its unity and competitiveness to counter a new wave of "great-power politics" that has disrupted the transatlantic relationship. He welcomed US President Donald Trump's vow not to use force to take Greenland.

Tensions at the annual gathering of global business leaders and policymakers eased on Wednesday after Trump suddenly backed down from his threat to impose new tariffs on several European nations that had resisted his attempt to gain control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Merz said Thursday in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, "The international order of the past three decades - anchored in international law - ha...