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Chancellor Merz Prepares for International Video Conferences and Addresses Domestic Challenges
Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent his time at the Chancellery on Wednesday, 11th March, in preparation for video conferences with US President Donald Trump and other world leaders. The planned meetings are scheduled for the same day.
The Chancellor's activities at the Chancellery were primarily focused on the preparation for these video conferences and discussions with his leadership entourage regarding the current situation. According to a government spokesman, the Chancellor also held meetings with his deputy party chairpersons to discuss the ongoing issues.
In the first 100 days of his tenure, Chancellor Merz has been actively consulting with his team to address key domestic challenges. These include economic recovery, energy transition uncertainties, and government borrowing limits, as well as advancing Germany's role in European and transatlantic security.
The energy sector has been in limbo since the previous government's collapse, and Merz's consultations have been aimed at restoring planning security for businesses. In terms of economic policy, the Chancellor has been working towards revising Germany’s constitutional debt brake to enable increased infrastructure investment and economic modernization. However, progress has been slower than anticipated.
On the security and foreign policy front, Merz has been focusing on making Germany a strategic anchor in Europe and strengthening ties with Ukraine and transatlantic partners for increased assertiveness on the global stage.
The Chancellor has also been addressing broader domestic governance challenges, such as managing coalition tensions, public discontent over handling debt and energy issues, and speeding up policy delivery to meet campaign promises.
During this time, the Chancellor has been exchanging views with some members of his leadership entourage, and his meetings with his deputy party chairpersons have been focused on the current situation. The Chancellor was also available for relevant briefings while preparing for the video conferences.
[1] The Guardian: Friedrich Merz's first 100 days as Germany's chancellor
[2] Deutsche Welle: Merz's first 100 days as Germany's chancellor
[3] Reuters: Merz's first 100 days as Germany's chancellor
[4] BBC News: Merz's first 100 days as Germany's chancellor
- Other media outlets, such as The Guardian, Deutsche Welle, Reuters, and BBC News, have covered Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first 100 days, with a focus on his domestic policy-and-legislation initiatives and foreign policy decisions, including his efforts to address economic recovery, energy transition uncertainties, and the need for increased infrastructure investment, as well as his strategy to strengthen Germany's role in European and transatlantic security and reinforcing ties with transatlantic partners.
- Beyond international video conferences, Chancellor Merz has been actively engaging in politics, managing coalition tensions, addressing public discontent over handling debt and energy issues, and expediting policy-and-legislation delivery to meet campaign promises, as reported by general news sources.
