German Chancellor Merz: We - and I am certainly not excluding myself - are quite clear that we have failed in recent months to connect the federal government's reform efforts and their long-term benefits with a positive future outlook for large parts of the population.

German Chancellor Merz: We - and I am certainly not excluding myself - are quite clear that we have failed in recent months to connect the federal government's reform efforts and their long-term benefits with a positive future outlook for large parts of the population.