08:00 Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at the ecumenical prayer for peace marking the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war, French Friedrichstadt Church at Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin
09:00 Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder at the 2nd BMV expert conference on climate-friendly buses, Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV), Berlin
09:15 Parliamentary State Secretary at BMLEH Silvia Breher at the 18th Food Safety Congress, Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt, Berlin
09:30 Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig and Brandenburg’s Justice Minister Benjamin Grimm visit the new child-friendly interrogation room at Potsdam District Court
10:00 Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the ecumenical memorial service at St. Hedwig’s Cathedral for the late former President of the Bundestag Rita Süssmuth, Berlin
10:15 Special session of the European Parliament marking the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a video address by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Brussels
12:00 President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and journalist Heribert Prantl at the state memorial ceremony for the late former President of the Bundestag Rita Süssmuth, Bundestag, Berlin
12:30 Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Johann Saathoff at the joint business roundtable of the BMZ and the Embassy of Jordan, BMZ, Berlin
13:45 Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer at an association meeting with the forestry sector, BMLEH, Berlin
14:10 State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWE) Thomas Steffen at Kazakhstan Investment Day, Frankfurt am Main
14:30 Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan at UNICEF’s New Year’s discussion, Bellevue Palace, Berlin
15:00 Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to China