Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Er ist 74, mag Altherrenwitze und soll jetzt die FDP retten. Aber wird Wolfgang Kubicki das gelingen, ohne sich der AfD gefährlich anzunähern? Eine Runde Golf mit einem Mann, der auch rhetorisch gerne zuschlägt.
04:07
The day was dominated by the announcement of the German national team squad for the 2026 World Cup, with Manuel Neuer's return confirmed as number one. This sports story, covered by Bild, Welt, FAZ, Spiegel, and others, overshadowed other topics. In the morning, conflicting reports about raising the retirement age to 70 caused turmoil within the pension commission, with the chair denying an agreement (Tagesspiegel, RP Online). By afternoon, the AfD's near-success in a committee election sparked controversy (Tagesspiegel), and reports of a planned major welfare state overhaul emerged (FR). The Ukraine war remained present with Merz's EU special status proposal (Spiegel) and US troop deployment to Poland (Sueddeutsche).