10:39⇢Merz Cabinet Lineup Complete As Söder Mocks Greens
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the announcement of ministers for Merz's new cabinet, with CDU and CSU unveiling their appointees (FAZ, FR, merkur.de, RP Online, Spiegel, Süddeutsche, Zeit). CSU leader Söder presented his ministers with rhetoric against the Greens, promising "Leberkäs statt Tofu-Tümelei" (merkur.de, FR). In sports news, the German Football Association (DFB) broke their silence on the Rüdiger scandal, with Völler demanding changes in his behavior (Bild). Other coverage includes prosecutors dropping investigations into xenophobic chants at a Sylt party (Junge Freiheit) and an analyst discussing Europe's diminished soft power in the changing world order (TAZ).