Who Is Friedrich Merz of Germany?
If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be Friedrich Merz, 69, leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is offering to get the German economic engine humming again.
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Friedrich Merz lashes out at Greens as German election campaign starts
Favourite to be country’s next leader rails against possible coalition partners even as he says he will restore harmony. The frontrunner to be Germany’s next leader has pledged to end the ...The Guardian - 21h -
German frontrunner Friedrich Merz faces row over unfunded tax cuts
Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestosFinancial Times - 22h -
Germany Doesn’t Feel Like Germany Anymore
The economically prosperous, socially cohesive and politically stable country is no longer itself.The New York Times - 23h -
Germany helps Ukraine with firefighting robots
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German opposition leader Merz arrives in Warsaw from Kiev
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Frieder Reimold, journalist who wrote AP’s iconic ‘East Germany opens borders’ bulletin, dies at 80
Frieder Reimold, the former Berlin bureau chief of The Associated Press German-language service who wrote the iconic 1989 bulletin that East Germany had opened its borders, has died aged 80, his ...ABC News - Dec. 10 -
Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor?
CDU leader once sidelined by Merkel loves private planes, hates tax bureaucracy, and backs Ukraine. In July 2022, the prevailing political mood in Germany was grim. The economic powerhouse was on ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
Caspar David Friedrich: the racked Romantic painter who inspired Beckett and Bambi
His gloomy, gorgeous paintings have been described as so powerful that they have tempted viewers to oblivion – but many were lost or destroyed. Next year, a major exhibition will gather some 75 ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
TotalEnergies Boosts Presence in Germany With VSB Deal
TotalEnergies struck a deal to buy renewable-energy company VSB Group from Partners Group for $1.7 billion, expanding its presence in Germany.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4
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