Chancellor Friedrich Merz is celebrating his 70th birthday – and the Union is celebrating with him. In the parliamentary group hall there is applause, flowers, three ties with motifs and a German flag as a gift.
Rixa Fürsen and Rasmus Buchsteiner report directly from the Bundestag about the mood in the parliamentary group – between birthday mood and coalition reality. It’s about agreements on military service and citizens’ benefits, the deadlocked dispute over pensions and the upcoming Germany Day of the Young Union. Also: How the coalition is trying to enter the Christmas season with a signal of unity despite all the tensions.
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Author: Gordon Repinski
Published on: 2025-11-11 20:34:00
Source: www.politico.eu
