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Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Volkswagen stand during her tour of the Frankfurt Motor Show
Frankfurt Motor Show - IAA

Making mobility climate-friendly

Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks in the German Bundestag.
General budget debate in the German Bundestag

"Climate action is the duty of the whole of humanity"

Speaking in the German Bundestag, Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that after Brexit, Europe will need a fresh start. This situation will also involve major challenges for Germany. And, she declared, climate change mitigation and digitalisation call for a far more radical rethinking across all sections of society.

The government’s draft budget

The Chancellor in pictures

Chancellor Angela Merkel at the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Bund der Steuerzahler (Federation of German Tax-Payers) Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Bund der Steuerzahler (Federation of German Tax-Payers).Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the general budget debate in the German Bundestag.Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the general budget debate in the German Bundestag.Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the general budget debate in the German Bundestag.Reiner Haseloff, State Premier of Saxony-Anhalt, presents Angela Merkel with an original piece of Naumburg Cathedral.Chancellor Angela Merkel tours the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).Chancellor Angela Merkel in conversation with Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama
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Berlin, 10 September 2019: Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulates the Bund der Steuerzahler (Federation of German Tax-Payers) on its 70th anniversary. 
Photo: Bundesregierung/Steins
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Tax-payers, said Angela Merkel, know that our rule-of-law welfare state does not come free and needs to be adequately financed. Taxes, however, must be seen to be appropriate and just.
Photo: Bundesregierung/Steins
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Berlin, 11 September 2019:  The first reading of the 2020 Budget Act in the German Bundestag. The highlight is the general budget debate with the Chancellor. 
Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler
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Referring to the costs of climate action, Angela Merkel underscored, "If we forge ahead with climate action, it will cost money. This will be money well spent." It will cost more, if we do nothing.
Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler
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On 20 September the Climate Cabinet will chalk up a major achievement and launch concerted climate action measures.
Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler
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In the evening the Chancellor attended Saxony-Anhalt’s Kultursommernacht. State Premier Reiner Haseloff presented her with an original piece of Naumburg Cathedral.
Photo: Bundesregierung/Bergmann
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Frankfurt am Main, 12 September 2019: On Thursday at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) the Chancellor stressed the importance of Germany’s automobile industry, while calling on the branch to adopt a responsible attitude in terms of climate targets.
Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler
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Berlin, 13 September 2019: On Friday, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama visited the Federal Chancellery. The focus was on European issues and bilateral relations. 
Photo: Bundesregierung/Denzel
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OECD education study 2019

Germany leads the way in MINT subjects

Chancellor Angela Merkel and other guests of honour cut the red tape to officially open the Bauhaus Museum in Dessau.
Chancellor opens museum in Dessau

Bauhaus in the Black Box

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Progress report on the High-Tech Strategy

Important steps taken in the right direction

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Open government

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Sustainability