This is CBSI on the world.

I'm John Batchelor.

To Germany, to Berlin, to my good colleague, Judy Dempsey, senior scholar Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,

and to the dominating headline from London about the Chancellor of all Germany, Friedrich Merz.

Friedrich Merz is testing Germany's patience, writes the F.T.

Subhead, with the economy stagnant and the far-right AFT gaining popularity,

the Chancellor is under pressure to deliver his promised reforms.

Judy, a very good day to you.

The gift that keeps on giving is London chastising Germany for not going fast enough.

Okay.

However, Herr Merritt took on a huge challenge, the Ukraine War, dealing with the United States,

and at the same time, the economy has been flatline or worse for several quarters,

and not promising to bounce back because of the changes in the export model of Germany.

So I think it's impatient to be impatient of Friedrich Merritt's.

However, I'm not familiar with the timing that is part of

the German vote. I understand there are big votes coming next year or maybe later this year. I'm

not sure. But it does look like he has some time to produce results in the economy. How much time

does he have in your estimate?

Good evening to you.

Good evening, John.

Well, thank you for having me on your show.

Time is a very difficult thing to qualify and quantify because the German economy is based on what happens to China

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