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Merz person

Named in 590 reports across 79 stories - 26 Jul – 20 Oct

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

26 Jul 202620 Oct 2026

The record - coverage naming Merz that changed after publication

67 edits, 18 URLs changed12 entries
  1. 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”

  2. La Repubblica (Italy)seen 13 Oct, 04:42description editedthe story
  3. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 10 Oct, 17:21URL changedthe story
  4. DW Top Storiesseen 10 Oct, 09:07description editedthe story
  5. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 9 Oct, 23:27URL changedthe story
  6. 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..."

  7. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 8 Oct, 00:21URL changedthe story
  8. DW Top Storiesseen 5 Oct, 08:41description editedthe story
  9. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 4 Oct, 23:15headline rewrittenthe story

    Kanzler in Kiew: Merz an Putin: «Hören Sie diesen sinnlosen Krieg auf!»Gefährliche Kiew-Reise: Merz unterstützt Ukraine – und appelliert an Putin

  10. Le Monde Englishseen 4 Oct, 23:15headline rewrittenthe story

    Germany's Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian citiesRussian strikes hit Kyiv while Germany's Merz visits

  11. DW Top Storiesseen 4 Oct, 14:49description editedthe story
  12. ABC News (Australia)seen 4 Oct, 14:49headline rewrittenthe story

    Ukraine to target Russian refineries as Zelenskyy responds to air strikesGermany's Merz arrives in Kyiv to the sound of sirens and explosions

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 35 reportsAfD and Germany share 29 reportsAfD and Berlin share 20 reportsBerlin and CDU share 18 reportsGermany and Ukraine share 16 reportsAfD and Sachsen-Anhalt share 14 reportsCDU and Friedrich Merz share 11 reportsEU and Germany share 11 reportsAfD and Njemačkoj share 10 reportsCDU and Sachsen-Anhalt share 10 reportsAfD and Friedrich Merz share 10 reportsBerlin and Germany share 9 reportsKanzler and Sachsen-Anhalt share 8 reportsCDU and Kanzler share 6 reportsCDU and Germany share 6 reportsAfD and Kanzler share 5 reportsBerlin and Njemačkoj share 5 reportsEU and Friedrich Merz share 4 reportsAfD and Ukraine share 4 reportsCDU and Njemačkoj share 4 reportsFriedrich Merz and Germany share 4 reportsEU and Kanzler share 3 reportsBerlin and Sachsen-Anhalt share 3 reportsBerlin and Kanzler share 3 reportsFriedrich Merz and Ukraine share 2 reportsFriedrich Merz and Njemačkoj share 2 reportsCDU and EU share 2 reportsBerlin and EU share 2 reportsEU and Njemačkoj share 1 reportBerlin and Ukraine share 1 reportEU and Ukraine share 1 reportAfD and EU share 1 reportKanzler and Ukraine share 1 reportBerlin and Friedrich Merz share 1 reportMerzAfDAfD - 154 shared reports (organization)CDUCDU - 96 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 95 shared reports (place)BerlinBerlin - 65 shared reports (place)KanzlerKanzler - 40 shared reports (person)UkraineUkraine - 36 shared reports (place)Sachsen-Anh…Sachsen-Anhalt - 34 shared reports (place)Friedrich M…Friedrich Merz - 33 shared reports (person)EUEU - 31 shared reports (organization)NjemačkojNjemačkoj - 31 shared reports (place)

The stories

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

534 outlets1 report names Merz29 Jul – 20 Oct

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

534 outlets5 reports name Merz27 Aug 2025 – 20 Oct 2026

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

409 outlets18 reports name Merz1 Jul 2016 – 20 Oct 2026

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

253 outlets1 report names Merz2 Aug – 20 Oct

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

121 outlets8 reports name Merz23 Jul – 19 Oct

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

94 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 20 Oct

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

91 outlets1 report names Merz5 Aug – 20 Oct

Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy

77 outlets1 report names Merz11 Aug – 19 Oct

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

71 outlets14 reports name Merz5 Aug – 18 Oct

Can’t Beat Em: Over 1,000 Lawyers Call for Ban of German Anti-Mass Migration AFD Party

70 outlets29 reports name Merz6 Aug – 17 Oct

CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow for Surprise Meetings

68 outlets1 report names Merz25 Aug – 30 Sept

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

67 outlets30 reports name Merz7 Aug – 17 Oct

People they appear with

Kanzler40Friedrich Merz33German chancellor24Putin20Macron18

Places in the same coverage

Germany95Berlin65Ukraine36Sachsen-Anhalt34Njemačkoj31Europe29Kyiv23Russia22Mecklenburg-Vorpommern16

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD154CDU96EU31SPD28Bundesregierung23Bundestag16

Who keeps naming them

Die Zeit (Germany)86Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)55Tagesschau (Germany)46Google News - Europe query39Anadolu Agency (AA)35Politico Europe30Index.hr (Croatia)29La Repubblica (Italy)27Google News - Top Stories27ANSA (Italy)26Vecernji list (Croatia)17DW Top Stories15

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