{"id":239899,"date":"2025-05-01T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/power-shift-in-germany-meet-the-new-decision-makers-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:05:13","slug":"power-shift-in-germany-meet-the-new-decision-makers-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/power-shift-in-germany-meet-the-new-decision-makers-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Power shift in Germany: Meet the new decision-makers | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bVzS_RhZ8hw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Power shift in Germany: Meet the new decision-makers | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bVzS_RhZ8hw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Who are the power brokers in the new German government? DW&#8217;s Chief Political Editor Michaela K\u00fcfner breaks down who Friedrich Merz has chosen for his new cabinet. Together with DW&#8217;s Chief Political Correspondent Nina Haase she analyses how Foreign Minister Wadephul and incoming Trade Minister Katherina Reiche fit into Merz&#8217; government picture. Special guest is Johannes Winkel, leader of the youth organization of Merz\u2019 Conservative CDU party. He has warned Merz that unless he delivers more for younger voters, he risks them breaking free from the generational contract that underpins the German pension system.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:51 New faces<br \/>\n03:51 Tougher over Ukraine<br \/>\n07:35 \u201cGenerational contract\u201d<br \/>\n11:30 Digitalization<br \/>\n16:30 Migration dilemma<br \/>\n21:45 Far-Right AfD party<br \/>\n27:11 Big expectations<br \/>\n32:52 \u201cResponsibility for Germany\u201d<br \/>\n34:28 Outro <\/p>\n<p>Berlin Briefing Podcast Episodes about the far-right AfD party:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Germany&#039;s far-right AfD is set to break records | Berlin Briefing Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Evh-fCA8Tv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What do Elon Musk and AfD leader Alice Weidel have in common? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xa2SmOeP0f0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is there a crack in Germany&#039;s political firewall against the far right? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9mKs8C70Ta0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<\/p>\n<p>RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/s-9097<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/ \u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews \u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/ \u25baTwitter: https:\/\/x.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\nSubscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n<p>#berlinbriefing<br \/>\n#cdu #wadephul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are the power brokers in the new German government? 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