frozen snapshot — 2026-07-13 · see today →

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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push China on the yuan 27% · newthe Tomahawk deal 23% off to Paris with the willing 14% protesters want him gone 11% · neweverything else 25%

The Chancellor wants monetary dialogue with China and a freer yuan policy.

Germany's Merz pushes China currency talks, urges freer yuan

our translation

german exporters are getting undercut by a cheap yuan — he'd rather jawbone beijing into 'dialogue' than pick a trade fight he can't win on his own

new — Reuters + 3 outlets, new todaypretty sure · 3 sources

still fresh, coverage coolingpretty sure · 2 sources

Franco-German week, Paris talks todaypretty sure · 2 sources

new — protests in Berlin and Colognepretty sure · 2 sources

monday, july 13

Fly to Paris for the Ukraine huddle with Macron, Zelensky and Starmer(reported)

Press Beijing for a freer yuan and dress it up as 'monetary dialogue'(reported)

Open the Adenauer School of Government in Cologne past the resign-now banners(reported)

Have a line ready on whether US Tomahawks make Germany too Washington-dependent(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Macron hosts Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz for Ukraine talks – Europe live

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