Merkel Charges Successor With Modernizing Germany’s Economy
- German chancellor giving an extended news conference Thursday
- Main questions were on climate change and energy transition
Angela Merkel holds her annual summer news conference in Berlin on on July 22.
Photographer: Hannibal Hanschke/AFP/Getty Images
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Angela Merkel said that the next German chancellor will have to pick up the pace of technological progress to ensure Europe’s biggest economy can remain competitive in the digital age.
Speaking at an extended press conference Thursday before what will be her last summer break as German leader, Merkel said that the next government will have to do more to digitize the public sector, help businesses take advantage of cutting edge technology and accelerate the effort to eliminate carbon emissions.