Overview

• Coalition leaders agreed the stalled Constitutional Court judge election must not fail again.
• Union lawmakers’ rejection of SPD nominee Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf was rooted in substantive concerns that still need addressing.
• The meeting opened with bridge-building imagery on Würzburg’s Alte Mainbrücke and was framed as teambuilding or a training camp.
• Social reform tops Friday’s agenda, with WZB president Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln invited at the SPD’s request to spur debate on fundamental options.
• NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte joined the session on Thursday as leaders signaled that detailed decisions will be worked out by commissions and specialists.