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Merz person

Named in 767 reports across 148 stories - 26 Jul – 3 Nov

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

26 Jul 20263 Nov 2026

The record - coverage naming Merz that changed after publication

78 edits, 25 URLs changed12 entries
  1. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 3 Nov, 22:49URL changedthe story
  2. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 3 Nov, 09:13description editedthe story
  3. DW Top Storiesseen 29 Oct, 03:05description editedthe story
  4. 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'

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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”

  9. La Repubblica (Italy)seen 13 Oct, 04:42description editedthe story
  10. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 10 Oct, 17:21URL changedthe story
  11. DW Top Storiesseen 10 Oct, 09:07description editedthe story
  12. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 9 Oct, 23:27URL changedthe 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 19 reportsAfD and Sachsen-Anhalt share 15 reportsCDU and Sachsen-Anhalt share 14 reportsCDU and Friedrich Merz share 13 reportsEurope and Germany share 13 reportsEU and Germany share 12 reportsEurope and Ukraine share 12 reportsAfD and Friedrich Merz share 10 reportsBerlin and Germany share 10 reportsKanzler and Sachsen-Anhalt share 9 reportsCDU and Kanzler share 8 reportsCDU and Germany share 6 reportsFriedrich Merz and Germany share 5 reportsAfD and Kanzler share 5 reportsBerlin and Kanzler share 5 reportsBerlin and Sachsen-Anhalt share 4 reportsAfD and Ukraine share 4 reportsEU and Friedrich Merz share 4 reportsEU and Europe share 3 reportsEU and Kanzler share 3 reportsCDU and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and Friedrich Merz share 2 reportsBerlin and Ukraine share 2 reportsFriedrich Merz and Ukraine share 2 reportsAfD and EU share 1 reportKanzler and Ukraine share 1 reportCDU and Europe share 1 reportEU and Ukraine share 1 reportEurope and Kanzler share 1 reportBerlin and Europe share 1 reportAfD and Europe share 1 reportMerzAfDAfD - 162 shared reports (organization)CDUCDU - 113 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 110 shared reports (place)BerlinBerlin - 78 shared reports (place)KanzlerKanzler - 56 shared reports (person)EuropeEurope - 47 shared reports (place)UkraineUkraine - 45 shared reports (place)Sachsen-Anh…Sachsen-Anhalt - 40 shared reports (place)Friedrich M…Friedrich Merz - 39 shared reports (person)EUEU - 36 shared reports (organization)

The stories

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

569 outlets1 report names Merz29 Jul – 3 Nov

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

560 outlets5 reports name Merz27 Aug 2025 – 3 Nov 2026

Print Article

515 outlets1 report names Merz14 Aug 2014 – 3 Nov 2026

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

466 outlets23 reports name Merz1 Jul 2016 – 3 Nov 2026

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

323 outlets4 reports name Merz2 Aug – 3 Nov

Lula da Silva formally launches bid for Brazil's presidency

148 outlets1 report names Merz3 Aug – 2 Nov

Microchip Tech forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on strong demand

130 outlets3 reports name Merz6 Aug – 1 Nov

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

123 outlets8 reports name Merz23 Jul – 30 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'

102 outlets1 report names Merz9 Sept – 2 Nov

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

101 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 3 Nov

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

96 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 2 Nov

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

87 outlets14 reports name Merz5 Aug – 3 Nov

People they appear with

Kanzler56Friedrich Merz39German chancellor32Macron24Putin24

Places in the same coverage

Germany110Berlin78Europe47Ukraine45Sachsen-Anhalt40Njemačkoj36Russia27Kyiv26Deutschland22

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD162CDU113EU36SPD31Bundesregierung24Bundestag17

Who keeps naming them

Die Zeit (Germany)127Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)78Tagesschau (Germany)69Google News - Europe query53Anadolu Agency (AA)49Politico Europe35Index.hr (Croatia)35ANSA (Italy)30La Repubblica (Italy)29Google News - Top Stories28Der Spiegel (Germany)22DW Top Stories21

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