Merz Coalition to Press Reforms as Meeting Yields Few Details

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition resolved to press ahead with reform measures in the coming weeks after a six-hour meeting meant to regain traction with the public produced few concrete agreements.

Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc and the Social Democrats set out a working process to coordinate and implement a legislative agenda, according to a government official familiar with the agreement.

No timeline was given, though the partners committed to finalizing the 2027 budget without reserve funding and holding carbon prices steady, the official said early Wednesday on condition of anonymity in line with government protocol.

Coalition leaders met late ...