Germany’s new government came in 100 days ago, pledging to master the biggest challenges facing the country: a stagnant economy, weak defense, and deep divisions over immigration. Above all, it promised to end the infighting that blew up the previous government. So is it working? On this edition of Berlin Briefing, Richard Walker, Michaela Küfner and Stephan Detjen of German public radio break down the start of the Merz era. DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin_Briefing CHAPTERS: 00:00 German economy 10:04 Foreign & defense 10:58 ‘Turning point’ 16:45 Donald Trump 17:10 Back on track? 21:30 Israel 26:50 Party rebellion 30:20 Who is Jens Spahn? 31:00 Court drama 39:14 AfD 40:55 Migration 48:31 ‘It’s the economy stupid’ 51:35 End #Germanpolitics #FriedrichMerz #BerlinBriefing LINKS: What now for Germany's economic model? https://youtu.be/C4Rb9iQqhw8?si=6wIkaB9K-y5qGyaa Why Germans are relieved after Merz’s Oval Office debut https://youtu.be/XiKJduwA3Qs?si=FVCHwMBb2YCHFFL9 Drama in parliament: How a routine vote blew up German politics https://youtu.be/z1U1D--DoTA?si=QpltQMwhXhhxBn8m How the German far-right fueled a campaign of division ahead of court vote https://youtu.be/FOxIWUVOLEQ?si=IIKpb5uDNlT8Uztl For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish
The Merz era: What has he achieved? Where is he failing? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
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Germany’s new government came in 100 days ago, pledging to master the biggest challenges facing the country: a stagnant economy, weak defense, and deep divisions over immigration. Above all, it promised to end the infighting that blew up the previous government. So is it working? On this edition of Berlin Briefing, Richard Walker, Michaela Küfner and Stephan Detjen of German public radio break down the start of the Merz era. DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin_Briefing CHAPTERS: 00:00 German economy 10:04 Foreign & defense 10:58 ‘Turning point’ 16:45 Donald Trump 17:10 Back on track? 21:30 Israel 26:50 Party rebellion 30:20 Who is Jens Spahn? 31:00 Court drama 39:14 AfD 40:55 Migration 48:31 ‘It’s the economy stupid’ 51:35 End #Germanpolitics #FriedrichMerz #BerlinBriefing LINKS: What now for Germany's economic model? https://youtu.be/C4Rb9iQqhw8?si=6wIkaB9K-y5qGyaa Why Germans are relieved after Merz’s Oval Office debut https://youtu.be/XiKJduwA3Qs?si=FVCHwMBb2YCHFFL9 Drama in parliament: How a routine vote blew up German politics https://youtu.be/z1U1D--DoTA?si=QpltQMwhXhhxBn8m How the German far-right fueled a campaign of division ahead of court vote https://youtu.be/FOxIWUVOLEQ?si=IIKpb5uDNlT8Uztl For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish
