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Germany's Merz to press cabinet for faster pro-growth reforms

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will urge his cabinet next ​week to accelerate reforms aimed ‌at easing the burden on businesses and reviving economic growth, the Bild am Sonntag ​newspaper reported on Sunday. "At stake ​in Germany are growth and employment. ⁠That is the most important ​issue," Merz told the newspaper ahead ​of a cabinet retreat in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg. "So full concentration on that — keep your eye ​on the ball."

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·Düsseldorf, Germany
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·Hamburg, Germany
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Friedrich Merz will be asking the questions of citizens in the programme "At the table with ...". When and where you can see the format, you will find out here. The holiday is over. Since the beginning of the week, the chancellor has been back in Berlin's political life. On this Tuesday and Wednesday, the government meets Neuhardenberg Castle for the cabinet clause, where the desired reform program is to be fixed. "At the table with Friedrich Me…

·Hamburg, Germany
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The cabinet meets at the castle of the Prussian chancellor Hardenberg. If that is not a bad omen.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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