US EditionGermany's Merz presents agenda in first Bundestag address
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered his first government declaration to the Bundestag on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Berlin.
- His election on May 6 followed an unprecedented first-round rejection, reflecting coalition tensions and criticism of his polarizing style.
- Merz emphasized urgent energy price cuts, bureaucracy reduction, digitalizing administration, stronger border controls, and strengthening the Bundeswehr.
- He declared, “Germany is an immigration country,” pledged a “huge effort” to boost competitiveness, and targeted a 15-euro minimum wage by 2026.
- Merz’s agenda shows a pragmatic approach aiming at renewed European leadership but leaves unresolved coalition issues requiring further legislative action.
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After his first economic speech in the Bundestag, Friedrich Merz's "bazooka" of expenditure was desired.
DEXYPTAGE - The German Chancellor, hampered by his coalition, appeared hesitant. And disappointed the boss, impatient, who is looking for hundreds of billions of euros of investment.
·Paris, France
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According to government statement: Miersch secures Merz's group's constructive cooperation
In the Bundestag, the new Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivered his first government declaration. Subsequently, SPD Group leader Matthias Miersch also expressed his views and assured him in his speech that his group would cooperate constructively.
·Dortmund, Germany
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