Mark Carney’s speech at Davos was eloquent and sobering, and rightly praised. Yet Friedrich Merz’s address is likely to prove far more consequential in practice. I strongly recommend listening to it in full.
“Germany has gotten the message.”
That was the core signal. Merz deliberately spoke in his imperfect English to underscore it. Though more technical and dry than rhetorical, he projected a seriousness and resolve I haven’t heard from a European leader in years.
Germany now appears determined to push and, if necessary, force through the European Parliament the key EU reforms laid out in the Draghi report. The goal: position Europe to survive and compete in the era of great-power politics.
Read the speech sentence by sentence. Watch for concrete policy commitments, industrial targets, and fiscal priorities. The European revival agenda got off to a slow start and many wrote it off, but I think it may be accelerating now.
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CHICAGO KING 👑
🇺🇬’s @jacobkiplimo2 wins the @ChiMarathon with the 10th fastest time in history - 2:02:23 🥵
In just his 2nd ever marathon, he becomes the 7th fastest man of all time in the marathon and claims his first @WMMajors title 🥇
This final is going to be decided by the serve return quality of #Alcaraz and his snap shots that he's executing better than #JannikSinner.
Or , it might as well have already been decided- going by what we have seen so far.
Come on #JannikSinner.
#USOpen#USOpen2025
Health authorities in DRC have declared an #Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province, with 28 suspected cases & 15 deaths.
To rapidly scale up the response, an advance team from the Ministry of Health & @WHO has been deployed. WHO is also delivering essential supplies and equipment to bolster response operations.
Read more: https://t.co/luiDRUPFB8
Even better, Capital that's structured to align with new age and evolving business models especially with technology-first startups becoming commonplace. Most funding is still based on the 80's and 90's physical industrial growth and proliferation. We are in 2025. #UDBSummit
The ongoing summit by @UDB_Official is an all important moment in development discourse for both Uganda and the region.
We need cheap , long term capital to realise the economic potential of Uganda and the region