Germany news: Friedrich Merz set to confirm presidential nominee
The executive committee of the German chancellor's CDU party is expected to finalize its nomination for the country's president. DW has more.
Germany's leading listed companies saw women on executive boards earning nearly as much as male colleagues in 2025, according to a study by consultancy EY. The average salary for female board members was €2.20 million, compared to €2.23 million for their male counterparts, a 2% reduction. The pay gap narrowed from €121,000 to €26,000.
More women are now serving on executive boards, with 101 in 2025 compared to 88 in 2024 and just 33 in 2013. The executive committee of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats will meet to finalize the party's nomination for the post of German president. Merz is expected to officially nominate Bavarian parliamentary speaker Ilse Aigner, who is seen as having good chances of becoming the first woman and first CSU member to hold the largely ceremonial job.
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