11:40⇢Merz Praises Scholz's "Historic" Ukraine Response
⌨The newspapers report on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first government declaration in the Bundestag. Multiple sources highlight how Merz praised former Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his "historic" and "pioneering" reaction to Russia's war against Ukraine (FR, Spiegel, Tagesspiegel, merkur.de). The declaration covered both foreign policy priorities and domestic reform plans in his 45-minute speech (Welt, Zeit). In other news, the government reports hundreds of Islamist terror suspects in Germany, many without German citizenship and not in custody (Junge Freiheit). Animal rights organization PETA has filed charges against Stuttgart delicatessen retailer Böhm for selling foie gras, which is illegal to produce but legal to sell in Germany (Stuttgarter Zeitung).