09:35⇢Merz Addresses Nation
⌨The German media's current focus centers on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's summer press conference, where he addressed economic policy, including proposed higher unemployment benefits, and commented on the ongoing judicial election controversy (FR, TAZ, Tagesspiegel, Welt, merkur.de). The debate over constitutional judge candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf continues, with calls for her withdrawal and Merz condemning criticism (Junge Freiheit, Tagesspiegel, merkur.de). Meanwhile, the Epstein scandal continues to draw attention, linking to US President Trump (FAZ, Zeit).