Studio 9. The Day with Angela Merkel. Deutschlandfunk Kultur - live from the Humboldt Forum

Here you can experience radio up close, to watch and also to join in the discussion. An engaging conversation about the issues of the day, broadcast throughout the republic, made in the new old centre of Berlin, in the rebuilt City Palace.

Angela Merkel was the first woman to hold the chancellorship. She was chancellor from 2005 to 2021 and, according to Forbes magazine, was at times the ‘most powerful woman in the world’.
For her critics, she is the one who always demanded too little from citizens and kept the borders open in 2015 instead of closing them. For others, the CDU politician embodied a constant in unstable times during the financial crisis, the flood of refugees and the coronavirus pandemic. The chemist, who entered politics during the peaceful revolution of 1989/1990, has left her mark in terms of language alone. From: ‘We can do it’, to ‘there is no alternative’ or the phrase about the internet, which is ‘new territory’ for everyone.
Most recently, the 70-year-old also commented again on current politics and criticised Friedrich Merz for his decision to accept majorities with votes from the AfD. In 2024, Merkel's autobiography, in which she looks back on her life in two German states, was published together with her long-time office manager Beate Baumann.

Participation is free of charge and only possible with prior registration. You can register here until Thursday, 27 March, 11 am. Please note that your registration does not entail a seat reservation. It is mandatory to bring a valid photo ID to the event.

Unfortunately, the event is already fully booked. However, you can tune in live on the Deutschlandfunkkultur website.

- free of charge
- from 11.50 a.m. to 1 p.m. (start of live broadcast at 12.05 p.m.)
- Duration: 70 min
- Language: German
- Location: Mechanical Arena in the Foyer
- Belongs to: Studio 9. Der Tag mit …