Chancellor Merz gave a speech at the Germany Day of the Young Union, in which he addressed his political views and the challenges facing Germany. #KanzlerMerz #JungeUnion #Deutschlandtag (translated)

Chancellor Merz gave a speech at the Germany Day of the Young Union, in which he addressed his political views and the challenges facing Germany. #KanzlerMerz #JungeUnion #Deutschlandtag (translated)

Chancellor Merz assures the Young Union of the swift implementation of reforms. #KanzlerMerz #JungeUnion #Reformen (translated)
Chancellor Merz assured the Young Union that the reforms will be implemented quickly. #KanzlerMerz #JungeUnion #Reformen (translated)

Chancellor Merz made a remarkable appearance at the Young Union, which was reported by ARD Berlin on October 17, 2026. #KanzlerMerz #JungeUnion #ARD (translated)

Chancellor Merz spoke at the Deutschlandtag of the Young Union in Bonn about central political issues and the future of youth in Germany. #KanzlerMerz #Deutschlandtag #JungeUnion (translated)

Chancellor Merz solicited the support of the Young Union during his appearance at the Deutschlandtag. #KanzlerMerz #JungeUnion #Deutschlandtag (translated)

The Young Union expresses critical perspectives on Chancellor Merz and questions his future policies. #JungeUnion #KanzlerMerz #Kritik (translated)

Government statement before EU summit: Chancellor Merz calls for cuts in the EU budget. #EUHaushalt #KanzlerMerz #Regierungserklärung (translated)
In his government statement before the EU summit, Chancellor Merz calls for cuts to the EU budget. #EUHaushalt #KanzlerMerz #Regierungserklärung (translated)

Video Chancellor Merz comments on Ukraine aid in his government statement. #KanzlerMerz #Ukrainelandhilfe #Regierungserklärung (translated)
Chancellor Merz spoke in his government statement, among other things, about support for Ukraine. #KanzlerMerz #Ukrainelandhilfe #Regierungserklärung (translated)

Christoph Mestmacher from ARD Berlin reports on Chancellor Merz's government declaration in the Bundestag. #KanzlerMerz #Regierungserklärung #Bundestag (translated)

Friedrich Merz delivered a government statement in a livestream, in which he first thanked Bärbel Bas and addressed the upcoming EU summit. #KanzlerMerz #EuGipfel #Regierungserklärung (translated)

Chancellor Merz advocated for necessary reforms at the Employers' Day in Berlin. #KanzlerMerz #Reformen #Arbeitgebertag (translated)

"You can't shoot against Bas yourself and then blame the CDU for the resignation." CDU member Tilman Kuban (39) recalled that Schwesig herself had sharply criticized the pension reform presented by Bas together with Merz, and wrote on X to the "dear Social Democrats": "You can't shoot against Bas yourself and then blame the CDU for the resignation." #KanzlerMerz #SPDVorwürfe #Rentenreform (translated)
"Ms. Schwesig should recognize that she has completely lost her way and apologize." CDU member of the Bundestag Christoph Ploß (41) described Schwesig's accusations to the "Rheinische Post" as "a nasty foul" and demanded: "Ms. Schwesig should recognize that she has completely lost her way and apologize." #KanzlerMerz #SPDVorwürfe #Rentenreform (translated)
"In this ministry lies the pension reform, in this ministry lies the reform of the labor market, all legislative proposals that we agreed upon on July 1 regarding these topics. The reform of the pension insurance – we received the proposals on June 22. Today is October 13." Chancellor Merz, however, remained unfazed by all of this during his appearance at the Federal Association of Employers and instead summed it up soberly: #KanzlerMerz #SPDVorwürfe #Rentenreform (translated)
Schwesig called the attacks on Bas "inhuman and irresponsible." #KanzlerMerz #SPDVorwürfe #Rentenreform (translated)
"We explicitly did not express any criticism of her and her house during Katherina Reiche's illness in the summer, so we would have liked this from Bärbel Bas and her house now as well." Thus, SPD leader Lars Klingbeil (48) renewed his criticism in the SPD parliamentary group meeting, based on BILD information, that the Union did not take enough consideration of the death in Bärbel Bas's family. #KanzlerMerz #SPDVorwürfe #Rentenreform (translated)
After the SPD's accusations that the CDU wanted to mob Bärbel Bas, Chancellor Friedrich Merz describes the criticisms as "unfair" and defends himself against the attacks from SPD top politicians Klingbeil and Schwesig. #KanzlerMerz #SPDVorwürfe #Rentenreform (translated)