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Friedrich Merz
@friedrichmerz· Christian Democratic Union· Aug 27, 2026

Und diese Kürzungen werden alle Bereiche betreffen müssen.

And these cuts will have to affect all areas.

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Henri Bontenbal
@henribontenbal· Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)· Aug 27, 2026

Nee, we zijn in gesprek. De minister van Financiën doet zijn werk en probeert alles in tabellen te vatten. Maar we hebben nog lang geen akkoord.

No, we are in talks. The Minister of Finance is doing his job and trying to summarize everything in tables. But we are far from an agreement.

nos.nl
Friedrich Merz
@friedrichmerz· Christian Democratic Union· Aug 27, 2026

Die Positionen der AfD unterscheiden sich so fundamental von denen der CDU, dass es da keine Kompromisse gibt.

The positions of the AfD differ so fundamentally from those of the CDU that there are no compromises.

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Friedrich Merz
@friedrichmerz· Christian Democratic Union· Aug 27, 2026

Ich kann als Bundeskanzler keine gute Laune verordnen.

As Chancellor, I cannot prescribe good mood.

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Friedrich Merz
@friedrichmerz· Christian Democratic Union· Aug 27, 2026

Aber uns, und auch mir persönlich, einen vorsätzlichen Bruch meines Amtseides vorzuwerfen, das ist schon ziemlich harter Tobak.

But to accuse us, and me personally, of a deliberate breach of my oath of office is quite serious.

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Friedrich Merz
@friedrichmerz· Christian Democratic Union· Aug 27, 2026

Das geht jetzt ein bisschen über das normale Maß der Kritik hinaus.

This goes a bit beyond the normal level of criticism.

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Hristijan Mickoski
@hristijanmickoski· Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity· Aug 27, 2026

Together, these projects will grant us full vertical energy connectivity.

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Mona Keijzer
@monakeijzer· Lid Keijzer· Aug 27, 2026

En als ik iets zeg, dan doe ik het.

And when I say something, I do it.

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Mona Keijzer
@monakeijzer· Lid Keijzer· Aug 27, 2026

De meeste mensen stemmen rechts van het midden en wat krijgen ze? Links progressief beleid.

Most people vote to the right of the center and what do they get? Left progressive policies.

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Mona Keijzer
@monakeijzer· Lid Keijzer· Aug 27, 2026

Ik mik op 30 zetels in de Tweede Kamer "en de eerste vrouwelijke premier van Nederland".

I aim for 30 seats in the House of Representatives "and the first female prime minister of the Netherlands".

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Aleksandar Vucic
@aleksandarvucic· Serbian Progressive Party· Aug 27, 2026

I do not understand why they would not allow someone to spend their final days outside a prison cell. But am I particularly surprised? No.

balkaninsight.com
Pat McFadden
@patmcfadden· Labour Party· Aug 27, 2026

These latest figures underline why we are addressing youth inactivity as a priority.

independent.co.uk
Pat McFadden
@patmcfadden· Labour Party· Aug 27, 2026

It’s better for their mental health and better for all of us in the future.

independent.co.uk
Pat McFadden
@patmcfadden· Labour Party· Aug 27, 2026

We’re also having night time curfews. We’ve got to do something about this endless scrolling, which is so addictive for young people.

independent.co.uk
Karen Adam
@karenadam· Scottish National Party· Aug 27, 2026

It’s no surprise that people in Scotland have had enough and voted for a record number of pro-independence MSPs in May’s election.

thenational.scot
Miatta Fahnbulleh
@miattafahnbulleh· Labour Party· Aug 27, 2026

Families will be understandably concerned about the cost of energy bills this winter adding that prices are being driven up by the Iran War.

thenational.scot
John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Aug 27, 2026

The UK Government came to office promising to cut people’s bills by £300, yet bills are already more than £250 higher – and they are going to increase further as we head into winter.

thenational.scot
Pat McFadden
@patmcfadden· Labour Party· Aug 27, 2026

But we’re not just leaving it to Meta. We’re taking action ourselves.

thenational.scot