Merz to the rescue — can he fix Europe's broken backbone?

Name: Merz to the rescue — can he fix Europe's broken backbone?
Uploaded: 2025-02-24T16:00:10.653Z
Duration: 26 min 4 s
Description: The conservative CDU/CSU has won, and Friedrich Merz may be chancellor. The far-right AfD, came in second. Who will Merz govern with and what lies ahead for Europe? Our guests: Kerstin Münstermann (Rheinische Post), Gordon Repinski (Politico), and Daniel Goffart (WirtschaftsWoche).

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The conservative CDU/CSU has won, and Friedrich Merz may be chancellor. The far-right AfD, came in second. Who will Merz govern with and what lies ahead for Europe? Our guests: Kerstin Münstermann (Rheinische Post), Gordon Repinski (Politico), and Daniel Goffart (WirtschaftsWoche).

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Kerstin Münstermann, she leads the parliamentary bureau of Rheinische Post, a regional daily newspaper.

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Gordon Repinski, Executive Editor Germany for Politico, a news website.

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Daniel Goffart, Chief-Correspondent Europe for WirtschaftsWoche, a business weekly here in Germany.

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