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Merz person

Named in 658 reports across 124 stories - 26 Jul – 20 Oct

also appears as Merza, Merze, Merzu, Merzem, Merzom

26 Jul 202620 Oct 2026

The record - coverage naming Merz that changed after publication

75 edits, 24 URLs changed12 entries
  1. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 19 Oct, 04:04headline rewrittenthe story

    Junge Union: Angezählter Kanzler trifft auf selbstbewusste ParteijugendJU-Deutschlandtag: Merz verspricht Junger Union straffen Reformkurs

  2. Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 18 Oct, 13:29headline rewrittenthe story

    Friedrich Merz und Emmanuel Macron einigen sich auf Aufweichung von Verbrenner-AusVerbrenner-Aus: Merz und Macron planen Aufweichung des EU-Verbots

  3. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 16 Oct, 11:01headline rewrittenthe story

    Newsblog zur Bundespolitik: Koalition legt Streit um Zuckersteuer beiNewsblog zur Bundespolitik: Regierungserklärung von Merz zum bevorstehenden EU-Gipfel

  4. La Repubblica (Italy)seen 15 Oct, 22:26headline rewrittenthe story

    Ue, Merz: “Va ridotto in modo significativo bilancio comune, priorità competitività e difesa”Ue, Meloni al prevertice degli Amici della coesione: “Ora serve un bilancio ambizioso”

  5. La Repubblica (Italy)seen 13 Oct, 04:42description editedthe story
  6. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 10 Oct, 17:21URL changedthe story
  7. DW Top Storiesseen 10 Oct, 09:07description editedthe story
  8. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 9 Oct, 23:27URL changedthe story
  9. Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)seen 8 Oct, 06:15headline rewrittenthe story

    Oglasio se Merz nakon što je Rusija napala Kijev tijekom njegovog posjeta: "Gospodine Putin..."Oglasio se Merz nakon što je Rusija napala Kijev tijekom njegova posjeta: "Gospodine Putin..."

  10. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 8 Oct, 00:21URL changedthe story
  11. DW Top Storiesseen 5 Oct, 08:41description editedthe story
  12. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 4 Oct, 23:15headline rewrittenthe story

    Kanzler in Kiew: Merz an Putin: «Hören Sie diesen sinnlosen Krieg auf!»Gefährliche Kiew-Reise: Merz unterstützt Ukraine – und appelliert an Putin

The web around Merz

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Merz. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Merz.

AfD and CDU share 37 reportsAfD and Germany share 29 reportsAfD and Berlin share 22 reportsBerlin and CDU share 21 reportsGermany and Ukraine share 16 reportsAfD and Sachsen-Anhalt share 15 reportsCDU and Sachsen-Anhalt share 14 reportsCDU and Friedrich Merz share 11 reportsEU and Germany share 11 reportsAfD and Njemačkoj share 10 reportsAfD and Friedrich Merz share 10 reportsBerlin and Germany share 9 reportsKanzler and Sachsen-Anhalt share 9 reportsCDU and Kanzler share 8 reportsCDU and Germany share 6 reportsAfD and Kanzler share 5 reportsBerlin and Njemačkoj share 5 reportsCDU and Njemačkoj share 4 reportsBerlin and Sachsen-Anhalt share 4 reportsFriedrich Merz and Germany share 4 reportsBerlin and Kanzler share 4 reportsEU and Friedrich Merz share 4 reportsAfD and Ukraine share 4 reportsEU and Kanzler share 3 reportsFriedrich Merz and Njemačkoj share 3 reportsFriedrich Merz and Ukraine share 2 reportsCDU and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and Friedrich Merz share 2 reportsEU and Njemačkoj share 1 reportBerlin and Ukraine share 1 reportEU and Ukraine share 1 reportAfD and EU share 1 reportKanzler and Ukraine share 1 reportMerzAfDAfD - 160 shared reports (organization)CDUCDU - 107 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 95 shared reports (place)BerlinBerlin - 72 shared reports (place)KanzlerKanzler - 47 shared reports (person)Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt - 40 shared reports (place)UkraineUkraine - 36 shared reports (place)Friedrich M…Friedrich Merz - 35 shared reports (person)NjemačkojNjemačkoj - 32 shared reports (place)EUEU - 31 shared reports (organization)

The stories

Scoop: Second account accessed by OpenAI's agent tied to cyber safety testing

536 outlets1 report names Merz29 Jul – 20 Oct

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

534 outlets5 reports name Merz27 Aug 2025 – 20 Oct 2026

Russian warship makes ‘AGGRESSIVE’ approach with weapons drawn to US navy cruiser

409 outlets18 reports name Merz1 Jul 2016 – 20 Oct 2026

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

253 outlets1 report names Merz2 Aug – 20 Oct

Increasingly hot Europe faces more severe droughts and growing challenges for water and land management

121 outlets8 reports name Merz23 Jul – 19 Oct

Evacuations continue daily as more than 83,400 civilians remain in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk communities

95 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 20 Oct

Fuel prices Aug6-12: RON97, unsubsidised RON95, diesel all drop 5sen per litre

91 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 20 Oct

Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy

78 outlets1 report names Merz11 Aug – 19 Oct

Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy cargo airport – Europe live

71 outlets14 reports name Merz5 Aug – 18 Oct

Can’t Beat Em: Over 1,000 Lawyers Call for Ban of German Anti-Mass Migration AFD Party

70 outlets29 reports name Merz6 Aug – 17 Oct

CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow for Surprise Meetings

68 outlets1 report names Merz25 Aug – 30 Sept

Germany: Far-right AfD extends its lead in nationwide polls

67 outlets30 reports name Merz7 Aug – 17 Oct

People they appear with

Kanzler47Friedrich Merz35German chancellor24Macron20Putin20

Places in the same coverage

Germany95Berlin72Sachsen-Anhalt40Ukraine36Njemačkoj32Europe30Kyiv23Russia22Deutschland19

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD160CDU107EU31SPD30Bundesregierung24Bundestag17

Who keeps naming them

Die Zeit (Germany)113Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)65Tagesschau (Germany)58Google News - Europe query39Anadolu Agency (AA)35Politico Europe30Index.hr (Croatia)29La Repubblica (Italy)28ANSA (Italy)27Google News - Top Stories27Vecernji list (Croatia)18Der Spiegel (Germany)17

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