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Merz person

Named in 101 reports across 31 stories - 26 Jul – 1 Sept

also appears as Merze, Merzu

26 Jul 20261 Sept 2026

The record - coverage naming Merz that changed after publication

14 edits, 13 URLs changed12 entries
  1. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 2 Sept, 06:55URL changedthe story
  2. La Repubblica (Italy)seen 2 Sept, 02:49headline rewrittenthe story

    Berlino: “Mosca è responsabile dell’attacco ibrido a Lipsia”. Meloni: “Piena solidarietà”La Germania accusa Mosca per i droni esplosivi a Lipsia: “Siamo sotto attacco ibrido”

  3. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 1 Sept, 23:45URL changedthe story
  4. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 1 Sept, 15:19headline rewrittenthe story

    Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: Merz zieht Grenzen für Kooperation mit der LinkenLandtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: Merz setzt Leitplanken für Kooperation mit der Linken

  5. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 1 Sept, 12:19URL changedthe story
  6. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 1 Sept, 01:09URL changedthe story
  7. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 31 Aug, 21:34headline rewrittenthe story

    Parteien: Pfiffe für Merz bei Wahlkampfauftritt in KühlungsbornVor den Landtagswahlen: Fischbrötchen, Pfiffe und eine Warnung – Merz im Wahlkampf

  8. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 29 Aug, 20:49URL changedthe story
  9. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 29 Aug, 17:25URL changedthe story
  10. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 28 Aug, 13:50URL changedthe story
  11. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 28 Aug, 06:28URL changedthe story
  12. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 27 Aug, 09:30URL 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 Sachsen-Anhalt share 5 reportsBundesregierung and Leipzig share 4 reportsBundesregierung and Kanzler share 3 reportsAfD and Germany share 2 reportsKanzler and Sachsen-Anhalt share 2 reportsBundespolitik and Sachsen-Anhalt share 2 reportsAfD and CDU share 2 reportsCDU and Sachsen-Anhalt share 2 reportsAfD and Berlino share 1 reportBundespolitik and Leipzig share 1 reportBerlino and Germany share 1 reportKabinettsklausur and Sachsen-Anhalt share 1 reportAfD and Kanzler share 1 reportAfD and Bundespolitik share 1 reportGermany and Leipzig share 1 reportAfD and Kabinettsklausur share 1 reportBundespolitik and Kabinettsklausur share 1 reportBerlino and Leipzig share 1 reportKanzler and Leipzig share 1 reportBundespolitik and Kanzler share 1 reportBundespolitik and Bundesregierung share 1 reportMerzAfDAfD - 13 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 13 shared reports (place)Bundesregie…Bundesregierung - 10 shared reports (organization)Sachsen-Anh…Sachsen-Anhalt - 10 shared reports (place)BerlinoBerlino - 9 shared reports (place)KanzlerKanzler - 9 shared reports (person)Bundespolit…Bundespolitik - 8 shared reports (organization)Kabinettskl…Kabinettsklausur - 7 shared reports (organization)LeipzigLeipzig - 7 shared reports (place)CDUCDU - 6 shared reports (organization)

The stories

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

225 outlets2 reports name Merz1 Jul 2016 – 2 Sept 2026

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

65 outlets12 reports name Merz5 Aug – 2 Sept

Russian barrage on Kyiv kills 17 as Ukraine fails to down missiles

61 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 1 Sept

Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy

62 outlets1 report names Merz11 Aug – 31 Aug

CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow for Surprise Meetings

68 outlets1 report names Merz25 Aug – 1 Sept

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

41 outlets15 reports name Merz7 Aug – 1 Sept

German interior minister suggests state actor behind drone attack

30 outlets9 reports name Merz6 Aug – 2 Sept

Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage

35 outlets3 reports name Merz16 Aug – 1 Sept

Meloni's Italy Calls for Establishment of Migrant Return Hubs in Africa

28 outlets3 reports name Merz5 Aug – 1 Sept

Volkswagen owners urge urgent action to cut costs, fend off China rivals

28 outlets1 report names Merz7 Aug – 2 Sept

German pensioners facing uphill battle to make ends meet as economic stagnation bites

25 outlets1 report names Merz10 Aug – 1 Sept

Italy blocks migrant returns from Germany, citing last year’s agreement

25 outlets3 reports name Merz12 Aug – 31 Aug

People they appear with

Kanzler9Bundeskanzler5Ben-Gvir3Costa3

Places in the same coverage

Germany13Sachsen-Anhalt10Berlino9Leipzig7Lipsia6Deutschland5Germania5Njemačkoj5Mosca4

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD13Bundesregierung10Bundespolitik8Kabinettsklausur7CDU6EU6SPD5

Who keeps naming them

Die Zeit (Germany)24Tagesschau (Germany)13Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)13La Repubblica (Italy)11Politico Europe8Anadolu Agency (AA)5Index.hr (Croatia)3Der Spiegel (Germany)3tportal (Croatia)2DW Top Stories2iRozhlas (Czechia)2ANSA (Italy)2

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