09:00 European Parliament with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas on Venezuela and Iran, on the integrity and sovereignty of Greenland, measures against AI deepfakes, and passenger rights, Strasbourg
09:30 Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport Ulrich Lange on renewal and barrier-free expansion in Marktoberdorf
10:00 Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the New Year’s reception for relatives of soldiers and police officers on foreign missions, Federal Chancellery, Berlin
10:00 Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil at the meeting of EU finance ministers, Brussels
10:30 WEF President Boerge Brende and Swiss President Guy Parmelin open the World Economic Forum, followed by speeches by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Digital Minister Karsten Schneider, and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, Davos
10:30 Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer at the ceremonial cutting of the “Bread of the Year 2026”, Berlin
11:00 Minister for Research Dorothee Bär at the opening event “Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future”, Berlin
13:15 Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder and Railway CEO Evelyn Palla at the launch of the immediate program for greater safety and cleanliness at train stations, Berlin
15:30 European Commission presents anti-racism strategy, Strasbourg
16:00 Chancellor Friedrich Merz tours Green Week, Berlin
16:15 European Commission presents cybersecurity law, Strasbourg
18:00 Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig at “Rule of Law Under Pressure?”, Free University of Berlin, Henry Ford Building, Berlin
18:30 Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visits Kenya and Ethiopia
19:00 Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer at the Parliamentary Evening of the German Hunting Association, Berlin