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ARD Airs Special ‘Maischberger’ on Security as Spahn Says Retirement Age Must Rise

ARD framed the Monday slot as a one-off response to the heightened security situation.

Overview

  • An additional edition of the talk show aired on Monday, 6 October at 22:50 on Das Erste as a one-off schedule change tied to recent drone alarms and tensions.
  • The 75-minute broadcast examined the government’s migration summit and planned social reforms, as well as Germany’s drone alerts and rearmament course.
  • Guests included CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn, former Munich Security Conference chair Wolfgang Ischinger and BSW’s Oskar Lafontaine, with commentary from Anja Kohl, Robin Alexander and Alev Doğan.
  • Spahn said the retirement age will need to rise gradually beyond 67 and called for a societal service year, citing a target of 90,000 additional soldiers by 2035.
  • The episode is available in the ARD-Mediathek and replays on tagesschau24 on Tuesday at 20:30, with regular Tuesday and Wednesday broadcasts proceeding this week.