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Merz person

Named in 700 reports across 131 stories - 26 Jul – 25 Oct

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

26 Jul 202625 Oct 2026

The record - coverage naming Merz that changed after publication

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  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 Njemačkoj share 11 reportsAfD and Friedrich Merz share 10 reportsKanzler and Sachsen-Anhalt share 9 reportsBerlin and Germany share 9 reportsCDU and Kanzler share 8 reportsCDU and Germany share 6 reportsBerlin and Njemačkoj share 5 reportsAfD and Kanzler share 5 reportsFriedrich Merz and Germany share 5 reportsCDU and Njemačkoj share 4 reportsBerlin and Sachsen-Anhalt share 4 reportsAfD and Ukraine share 4 reportsEU and Friedrich Merz share 4 reportsBerlin and Kanzler share 4 reportsEU and Kanzler share 3 reportsFriedrich Merz and Njemačkoj share 3 reportsBerlin and Ukraine share 2 reportsBerlin and EU share 2 reportsCDU and EU share 2 reportsFriedrich Merz and Ukraine share 2 reportsBerlin and Friedrich Merz share 2 reportsAfD and EU share 1 reportEU and Ukraine share 1 reportEU and Njemačkoj share 1 reportKanzler and Ukraine share 1 reportMerzAfDAfD - 162 shared reports (organization)CDUCDU - 109 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 102 shared reports (place)BerlinBerlin - 73 shared reports (place)KanzlerKanzler - 52 shared reports (person)UkraineUkraine - 41 shared reports (place)Sachsen-Anh…Sachsen-Anhalt - 40 shared reports (place)Friedrich M…Friedrich Merz - 38 shared reports (person)EUEU - 36 shared reports (organization)NjemačkojNjemačkoj - 35 shared reports (place)

The stories

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

549 outlets5 reports name Merz27 Aug 2025 – 25 Oct 2026

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

549 outlets1 report names Merz29 Jul – 25 Oct

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

420 outlets19 reports name Merz1 Jul 2016 – 25 Oct 2026

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

311 outlets4 reports name Merz2 Aug – 25 Oct

Microchip Tech forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on strong demand

123 outlets3 reports name Merz6 Aug – 25 Oct

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

123 outlets8 reports name Merz23 Jul – 23 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 – 25 Oct

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

95 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 25 Oct

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

93 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 25 Oct

Drone attacks by Ukraine disrupted resumption of peace talks: Putin tells Trump

81 outlets2 reports name Merz23 Sept – 25 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

People they appear with

Kanzler52Friedrich Merz38German chancellor26Macron22Putin22

Places in the same coverage

Germany102Berlin73Ukraine41Sachsen-Anhalt40Njemačkoj35Europe34Russia25Kyiv24Deutschland19

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD162CDU109EU36SPD30Bundesregierung24Bundestag17

Who keeps naming them

Die Zeit (Germany)119Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)70Tagesschau (Germany)60Anadolu Agency (AA)42Google News - Europe query41Index.hr (Croatia)34Politico Europe31ANSA (Italy)29La Repubblica (Italy)28Google News - Top Stories27Vecernji list (Croatia)20DW Top Stories17

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