09:00 Bundestag with government statement by Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche on the 2026 Annual Economic Report, on kidney donation, the mobility guarantee, Iran policy, and current hour on energy sovereignty and climate goals, Berlin
09:00 Minister of Health Nina Warken at the “Nursing Congress 2026” organized by Springer Medicine Publishing, Berlin
09:15 Minister for Research Dorothee Bär on the “National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases”, Berlin
09:30 Bundesrat on animal welfare labeling, cancellation buttons, Bundeswehr procurement, and greenwashing, Berlin
10:00 Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Lithuania’s Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene, Bellevue Palace, Berlin
10:00 Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer receives the association “Agriculture Connects Germany”, Berlin
10:30 Minister for the Environment Carsten Schneider and BDEW Chairwoman Kerstin Andreae on current issues in energy and climate protection policy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), Berlin
10:30 Baden-Württemberg CDU lead candidate Manuel Hagel, Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder, and Hesse’s Minister-President Boris Rhein on the “Three Lions Alliance”, Berlin
11:15 Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche at the Federal Council, Berlin
16:00 Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the summit of the European People’s Party
18:45 Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt following an expert discussion on disaster protection and crisis prevention, Rehau
19:00 Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer, Member of the European Parliament Christine Schneider, and Rhineland-Palatinate CDU lead candidate Gordon Schnieder at the Agriculture and Winegrowing Summit, Burrweiler

Saturday
12:30 Green Party leader Franziska Brantner at the New Year’s reception of the Green Party district association Ulm

Sunday
08:00 Presidential and parliamentary elections in Costa Rica