Overview
- ARD’s Maischberger returns on 26 November with Karl Lauterbach and economist Monika Schnitzer on the pension dispute, and CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen on the US peace proposal, with commentary from Giovanni di Lorenzo, Robin Alexander and Melanie Amann.
- Manuela Schwesig used the 25 November Maischberger edition to defend the cabinet’s pension package and pressed for the chancellor and coalition partners to carry it together.
- Sanna Marin told Maischberger the US ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine is “a catastrophe,” warning of consequences for Ukraine and the democratic world.
- Markus Lanz’s 25 November program examined the 28‑point proposal with Elmar Theveßen, Roderich Kiesewetter, Kerstin Münstermann, Moritz Gathmann and Christian Mölling, highlighting divergent assessments and Europe’s role.
- The 26 November Lanz episode features Eli Sharabi recounting 491 days held by Hamas and Katrin Eigendorf discussing Israeli trauma and reconciliation prospects, with episodes available after broadcast in the ARD and ZDF mediatheks.