Merz suddenly cancels deadline for reform package - | 38 days before the parliamentary summer recess
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Key FactsCoalition Struggles and Urgent Reforms Under Chancellor Merz
Jun 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The governing coalition led by Chancellor Merz faces imminent breakdown due to increasing divisions between SPD and CDU.
- Merz has prioritized military buildup and infrastructure investments, requiring debt despite earlier promises to avoid it.
- The SPD doubts economic growth as a main goal and relies on social benefits to counter the AfD's rise.
- Major reforms are expected this summer, such as extended workweeks and raising the retirement age.
This summer will end with Germans working more.— Mariam Lau, in an NZZ Standpunkte interview (01.06.2026)
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