AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPresidential Race: Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed Ilse Aigner, the CSU politician and Bavarian parliament president, to succeed Frank-Walter Steinmeier. With coalition support, she is well placed to become Germany’s first female head of state when the Federal Convention votes on January 30. Ukraine Support: Berlin puts its aid to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion at nearly €101 billion. The Bundeswehr is also supporting Poland-hosted exercises to plan a multinational force for after the war, contributing staff officers, refuelling aircraft and logistical support. Migration and Integration: Merz says immigrants who reject Germany’s responsibility for the Holocaust must leave, sharpening the government’s stance on integration and the country’s historical obligations. Crisis Preparedness: Germany has put 180 organizations through a drought-response drill simulating a loss of supermarket water supplies, testing how authorities and essential services would cope.
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