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Merz Visits Hürtgen Forest Fire Site, Met with Boos and Whistles

Summary by Euronews
Chancellor Friedrich Merz travelled to Hürtgenwald today, as firefighting in Belgium's High Fens continues. The blaze on the German border is out, but ahead of his visit he faced opposition criticism for 'doing nothing'.

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Around a week after the heavy forest fire near Hürtgenwald, Chancellor Merz visited the community in North Rhine-Westphalia and thanked the operatives. Without the cooperation of fire brigade, Bundeswehr, Technische Hilfswerk, agriculture and forestry, the forest fire would not have been so glamorous, said Merz.

·Germany
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Friedrich Merz visits the forest fire area in the Eifel. There the chancellor is received with whistles and protest posters.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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On his first appointment after the summer holiday Friedrich Merz visits the forest fire area in the Eifel. There the chancellor is received with whistles and protest posters – and reacts clearly.

·Berlin, Germany
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was reportedly protested against during his visit to Hürtgenwald in the North Rhine-Westphalia state, where a forest fire occurred.

Chancellor Merz visited the Hürtgenwald after his holiday. It was too late for many residents - they received him partly with whistles.

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aachener-zeitung.de broke the news on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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