Berlin, Berlin, plenary session in the Bundestag

Oct 14, 2026

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Federal Cabinet, Federal Ministers, including Merz, at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Federal Chancellor Merz delivering a government statement to the German Bundestag
Bernd Baumann, Alice Weidel, and Tino Chrupalla at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag
Bernd Baumann, Alice Weidel, and Tino Chrupalla at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag
Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement in the German Bundestag
Matthias Miersch and Thorsten Frei at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag
Ralf Stegner and Alexander Schweitzer at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag
Philipp Amthor at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government s policy statement to the German Bundestag
Friedrich Merz at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag
Friedrich Merz at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag
Friedrich Merz at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag
Alexander Schweitzer and Julia Klöckner at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag
Alexander Schweitzer and Julia Klöckner at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag
Federal Cabinet, Federal Ministers, including Merz, at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Federal Chancellor Merz delivering a government statement to the German Bundestag
Friedrich Merz and Katherina Reiche at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag
Friedrich Merz, Katherina Reiche, and Johann Wadephul at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag
Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138753
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138752
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) takes the oath of office before Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138751
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) takes the oath of office before Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138743
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138750
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138745
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Research, Technology, and Space Dorothee Bär CSU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138749
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Research, Technology, and Space Dorothee Bär CSU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138748
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer, SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138747
Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer, SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138746

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Federal Cabinet, Federal Ministers, including Merz, at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Federal Chancellor Merz delivering a government statement to the German Bundestag

Bernd Baumann, Alice Weidel, and Tino Chrupalla at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag

Bernd Baumann, Alice Weidel, and Tino Chrupalla at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag

Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement in the German Bundestag

Matthias Miersch and Thorsten Frei at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag

Ralf Stegner and Alexander Schweitzer at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag

Philipp Amthor at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government s policy statement to the German Bundestag

Friedrich Merz at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag

Friedrich Merz at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag

Friedrich Merz at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag

Alexander Schweitzer and Julia Klöckner at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag

Alexander Schweitzer and Julia Klöckner at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government’s policy statement to the German Bundestag

Federal Cabinet, Federal Ministers, including Merz, at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Federal Chancellor Merz delivering a government statement to the German Bundestag

Friedrich Merz and Katherina Reiche at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag

Friedrich Merz, Katherina Reiche, and Johann Wadephul at the session of the German Bundestag on October 14, 2026, in Berlin; Chancellor Merz delivering the government statement to the German Bundestag

Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, after being sworn in at the German Bundestag on October 10, 26, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Bundestag: Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, was sworn in by Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner at the German Bundestag on October 10, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138753

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138752

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) takes the oath of office before Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138751

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) takes the oath of office before Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138743

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138750

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivering a government statement Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138745

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Research, Technology, and Space Dorothee Bär CSU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138749

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Research, Technology, and Space Dorothee Bär CSU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138748

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer, SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138747

Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2026 German Bundestag 101st Session of the Bundestag Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer, SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_138746