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Merz person

Named in 686 reports across 129 stories - 26 Jul – 23 Oct

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

26 Jul 202623 Oct 2026

The record - coverage naming Merz that changed after publication

76 edits, 24 URLs changed12 entries
  1. ANSA (Italy)seen 21 Oct, 00:37headline rewrittenthe story

    'Droni russi sull'autostrada Kiev-Odessa, almeno 3 morti'. Zelensky oggi a Oslo, incontrerà WitkoffZelensky a Oslo per colloqui con Witkoff. Il Cremlino: 'Serve un leader ucraino legittimo'

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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”

  6. La Repubblica (Italy)seen 13 Oct, 04:42description editedthe story
  7. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 10 Oct, 17:21URL changedthe story
  8. DW Top Storiesseen 10 Oct, 09:07description editedthe story
  9. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 9 Oct, 23:27URL changedthe story
  10. 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..."

  11. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 8 Oct, 00:21URL changedthe story
  12. DW Top Storiesseen 5 Oct, 08:41description editedthe story

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 17 reportsAfD and Sachsen-Anhalt share 15 reportsCDU and Sachsen-Anhalt share 14 reportsEU and Germany share 12 reportsCDU and Friedrich Merz share 12 reportsAfD and Friedrich Merz share 10 reportsBerlin and Germany share 9 reportsKanzler and Sachsen-Anhalt share 9 reportsCDU and Kanzler share 8 reportsEurope and Germany share 8 reportsEurope and Ukraine share 8 reportsCDU and Germany share 6 reportsAfD and Kanzler share 5 reportsEU and Friedrich Merz share 4 reportsBerlin and Kanzler share 4 reportsBerlin and Sachsen-Anhalt share 4 reportsAfD and Ukraine share 4 reportsFriedrich Merz and Germany share 4 reportsEU and Europe share 3 reportsEU and Kanzler share 3 reportsFriedrich Merz and Ukraine share 2 reportsBerlin and Friedrich Merz share 2 reportsCDU and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and Ukraine share 2 reportsKanzler and Ukraine share 1 reportEU and Ukraine share 1 reportAfD and EU share 1 reportEurope and Kanzler share 1 reportAfD and Europe share 1 reportCDU and Europe share 1 reportMerzAfDAfD - 161 shared reports (organization)CDUCDU - 108 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 101 shared reports (place)BerlinBerlin - 73 shared reports (place)KanzlerKanzler - 49 shared reports (person)UkraineUkraine - 41 shared reports (place)Sachsen-Anh…Sachsen-Anhalt - 40 shared reports (place)Friedrich M…Friedrich Merz - 37 shared reports (person)EUEU - 36 shared reports (organization)EuropeEurope - 34 shared reports (place)

The stories

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

549 outlets1 report names Merz29 Jul – 23 Oct

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

542 outlets5 reports name Merz27 Aug 2025 – 23 Oct 2026

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

414 outlets18 reports name Merz1 Jul 2016 – 23 Oct 2026

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

304 outlets4 reports name Merz2 Aug – 23 Oct

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

121 outlets8 reports name Merz23 Jul – 19 Oct

25 years after 9/11: 'Al-Qaida's trap was the long wars that helped bring Trump to power on the promise to end them'

100 outlets1 report names Merz9 Sept – 23 Oct

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

95 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 23 Oct

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

92 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 23 Oct

Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy

78 outlets1 report names Merz11 Aug – 23 Oct

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

71 outlets29 reports name Merz6 Aug – 23 Oct

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

71 outlets14 reports name Merz5 Aug – 21 Oct

CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow for Surprise Meetings

68 outlets1 report names Merz25 Aug – 30 Sept

People they appear with

Kanzler49Friedrich Merz37German chancellor26Macron22Putin22

Places in the same coverage

Germany101Berlin73Ukraine41Sachsen-Anhalt40Europe34Njemačkoj34Kyiv24Russia24Deutschland19

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD161CDU108EU36SPD30Bundesregierung24Bundestag17

Who keeps naming them

Die Zeit (Germany)115Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)67Tagesschau (Germany)58Anadolu Agency (AA)41Google News - Europe query41Index.hr (Croatia)34Politico Europe31ANSA (Italy)29La Repubblica (Italy)28Google News - Top Stories27Vecernji list (Croatia)20Der Spiegel (Germany)17

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