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| Michał Bogusz, Lidia Gibadło, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
In the second half of November, Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) became the first politician from the current CDU/CSU-SPD government to visit China and Singapore. In Beijing, accompanied by representatives of…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Karol Wasilewski
On 30 October, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid his first visit to Ankara since taking office. During a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he highlighted Turkey’s important role at a time when global powers…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński
At the beginning of October, unidentified drones were spotted over Munich Airport, disrupting operations at the facility for several hours. This was yet another incident of its kind in recent weeks. At the end of September, drones were…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Kamil Frymark
Following a meeting of European leaders with Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in Washington (see ‘Washington summit: a tactical success for Ukraine’), Friedrich Merz declared Germany’s readiness to participate in providing…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński
On 14 July, during a visit to Washington, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) confirmed that Germany was prepared to acquire two Patriot air defence systems. These would most likely replace the two batteries that Germany plans to…
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| Lidia Gibadło
In the first weeks of his term, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) undertook eight foreign trips. He also hosted the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, in Berlin, among other politicians. This…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
On 4 March, the CDU/CSU and the SPD, which are expected to form the new government, reached an agreement on a package of financial measures for defence and infrastructure.