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Türkiye Today (16 July 2026)

Germany and Algeria agreed Thursday to deepen their energy partnership, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz announcing plans to push forward a major pipeline project that would carry North African hydrogen across the Mediterranean to Europe via Italy.

Merz made the announcement at a news conference in Berlin alongside Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, where the two leaders said they had agreed to substantially strengthen bilateral economic and energy ties.

"We have agreed to vigorously advance this project together with Italy, as well as other bilateral initiatives, over the coming months," Merz said, referring to the proposed hydrogen pipeline connecting Algeria to Germany through the Italian peninsula.

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