{"id":344950,"date":"2026-05-19T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-awarded-with-european-order-of-merit-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:00:50","slug":"former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-awarded-with-european-order-of-merit-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-awarded-with-european-order-of-merit-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded with European Order of Merit | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dzBV0UQJWXk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded with European Order of Merit | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dzBV0UQJWXk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the European Order of Merit for her achievements by the EU. 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