'Germany back on track,' says CDU's Friedrich Merz as new coalition agreed

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'Germany back on track,' says CDU's Friedrich Merz as new coalition agreed  Germany's chancellor in waiting promises an end to instability and to make the country more competitive.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/09/germany-back-on-track-says-cdus-friedrich-merz-as-new-coalition-agreed  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The centre-right party Christian Democratic Union, its sister party Christian Social Union and the

00:13centre-left party Social Democrats have reached an agreement to form a coalition government just

00:1845 days after the snap election in Germany. The party leaders said at the press conference in

00:24Berlin that they have reached compromises on key issues such as cutting taxes and stabilising

00:29pensions. CDU leader Friedrich Merz said that Germany is now a stable country after four years

00:34of instability and his message to Trump is that Germany is back on track. The three parties have

00:39been under pressure to reach a speedy agreement after stock markets plummeted in response to US

00:44President Donald Trump announcing tariffs across the globe. The next step before the government is

00:49formed is that SPD members and an executive committee from the CSU need to vote on the agreement before

00:54it can be signed. This is expected to take 10 days. After that, CDU's Merz is expected to be elected as

01:01Chancellor, which could be in the first week of May. Liv Stroud, in Berlin, for Euro News.

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