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Macron is supposed to speak at Schäuble’s memorial service – former Chancellor Merkel is also coming
Meeting in the Élysée Palace: French President Emmanuel Macron (r.) and Wolfgang Schäuble (archive photo from 2017)
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The state mourning ceremony for the late CDU politician Wolfgang Schäuble will follow star-Information also appears French President Emmanuel Macron. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel will also take part.
The program for the state mourning ceremony for the deceased CDU politician Wolfgang Schäuble is becoming more concrete. That’s how it should be star-Information from French President Emmanuel Macron will come to the funeral service on January 22nd. A speech by Macron is also planned. According to those in the know, details are currently being clarified between Berlin and Paris.
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel followed suit star-Information also promised to come. However, people close to her said Merkel would not be coming to Schäuble’s funeral on Friday in Offenburg.
Death at the age of 81
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The state ceremony ordered by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be held on January 22nd in the plenary hall of the Reichstag building. Schäuble died on Boxing Day after a long illness at the age of 81. The CDU politician was a minister in several governments, Union parliamentary group leader and party chairman.