Will Merz's coalition deal do the economic trick?

DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics

• Episode: Will Merz's coalition deal do the economic trick?
• Website: DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics
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• Duration: 00:42:09
• Published: 2025-04-11 11:59

Germany's likely next government has published its much-awaited coalition agreement. The political marriage document between Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU party and the Social Democrat SPD marks a clamp down on migration. It also promises a huge boost for Germany's struggling economy. But will Merz's plan to stop the deindustrialization of Germany work?