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German chancellor person

Named in 5 reports across 5 stories - 13 Aug – 2 Sept

also appears as German Chancellor

13 Aug 20262 Sept 2026

The record - coverage naming German chancellor that changed after publication

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  1. Le Monde Englishseen 13 Aug, 09:15headline rewrittenthe story

    Germany: 'Friedrich Merz's political isolation raises doubts over his lasting ability to persuade'Germany: 'Friedrich Merz's political solitude raises doubts over his lasting ability to persuade'

The web around German chancellor

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with German chancellor. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without German chancellor.

Germany and Merz share 3 reportsEU and Merz share 2 reportsEuropean Commission and Finland share 1 reportEuropean Commission and Merz share 1 reportAustria and Merz share 1 reportCosta and Merz share 1 reportDenmark and Finland share 1 reportAntónio Costa and Merz share 1 reportAustria and European Commission share 1 reportBratislava and Costa share 1 reportEuropean Commission and Germany share 1 reportAustria and Germany share 1 reportBratislava and Merz share 1 reportAustria and EU share 1 reportEU and Germany share 1 reportDenmark and Germany share 1 reportFinland and Germany share 1 reportEU and Finland share 1 reportAustria and Denmark share 1 reportFinland and Merz share 1 reportDenmark and EU share 1 reportDenmark and Merz share 1 reportCosta and EU share 1 reportAntónio Costa and EU share 1 reportAustria and Finland share 1 reportAntónio Costa and Bratislava share 1 reportAntónio Costa and Costa share 1 reportDenmark and European Commission share 1 reportEU and European Commission share 1 reportBratislava and EU share 1 reportGerman chancellorGermanyGermany - 4 shared reports (place)MerzMerz - 4 shared reports (person)EUEU - 2 shared reports (organization)António Cos…António Costa - 1 shared report (person)AustriaAustria - 1 shared report (place)BratislavaBratislava - 1 shared report (place)CostaCosta - 1 shared report (person)DenmarkDenmark - 1 shared report (place)European Co…European Commission - 1 shared report (organization)FinlandFinland - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

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

68 outlets1 report names German chancellor5 Aug – 3 Sept

German interior minister suggests state actor behind drone attack

44 outlets1 report names German chancellor6 Aug – 3 Sept

Germany’s hot topic this summer: A chancellor swap

19 outlets1 report names German chancellor7 Aug – 3 Sept

Merz unites EU budget-cutters as Costa gropes for deal

13 outlets1 report names German chancellor12 Aug – 3 Sept

Costa tours the capitals — while Merz rallies the penny-pinchers

1 outlets1 report names German chancellor25 Aug

People they appear with

Merz4António Costa1Costa1Friedrich Merz1Nils Minkmar1Zelenskyy1

Places in the same coverage

Germany4Austria1Bratislava1Denmark1Finland1Leipzig1Leipzig Airport1Netherlands1Russia1Slovakia1Sweden1

Organisations in the same coverage

EU2European Commission1

Who keeps naming them

Anadolu Agency (AA)2Le Monde English1Politico Europe1BBC News World1

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