Morning reports showed Putin effectively rejecting Trump's peace initiative while rumors circulated about CDU leader Merz negotiating with the Greens. By midday, a historic breakthrough emerged as Union, SPD, and Greens finalized a financial package agreement, setting aside initial Green skepticism toward Merz's €50 billion climate funding proposal from yesterday.
The compromise includes approximately €100 billion for climate protection and requires constitutional amendments. The Federal Constitutional Court quickly dismissed AfD and Left parties' legal challenges to the parliamentary process, clearing the way for implementation. Merz described it as "the hardest challenge" in negotiations, while Green leaders called it transformative.
By evening, attention shifted to political implications, with some critics labeling Merz "the chancellor of the Greens" while others framed him as making pragmatic concessions. Reports emerged of potential ministerial reshuffles, with Lauterbach and Faeser mentioned.