Overview

• The two-day session at Villa Borsig is focused on team cohesion and reviving competitiveness, with decisions scheduled for day two.
• The government is preparing a Modernisierungsagenda targeting roughly €16 billion in bureaucracy reductions, including a nationwide car-registration portal, 24–48 hour business formation, and a new Work-and-Stay unit for skilled migration.
• Leaders are confronting a sour public mood and discussed a renewed “Ruck” appeal as a cultural reset, with talk of a potential Merz address on October 3 framed as discussion rather than a confirmed plan.
• Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder suffered a circulatory collapse at the cabinet table, was taken to hospital, and is reported to be feeling better pending further checks.
• Culture State Minister Wolfram Weimer left due to a death in his immediate family and canceled a Thuringia visit, as weak polls and AfD gains heighten pressure for faster policy delivery.