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Pressure keeps mounting on Merz after AfD win
Season 3, Ep. 160
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This morning on Europe Today, Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces growing pressure a day after the AfD’s historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt. We speak to Bela Anda, a former government spokesman under Gerhard Schröder, to understand what Merz could have done differently.
Meanwhile, Ukraine faces mounting economic pressure as it struggles to keep funding its war against Russia. And in Serbia, thousands attended the pompous funeral of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić yesterday.
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Every morning, we bring you the top stories and exclusive reporting shaping the European Union and beyond.
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