Inside Europe

The trials and tribulations of Friedrich Merz

Inside Europe

Show Notes

A punishing week for Germany’s chancellor, Istanbul’s shipyards pivot from cereals to salvage, the UK plans a parliamentary hearing to establish why it kind of sucks at Eurovision and Oulu's climate clock keeps ticking.

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