Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009. Steinmeier was Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016.
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Oct 9, 2026
Far Right
The German president appeared with Macron in Paris as Berlin revised its 2026 growth forecast upward to 1.3 percent.
RN points to Germany's revised growth as another reminder that France under Macron trails its own neighbour on the economy and industrial policy.
Oct 9, 2026
Center
German President is planning a visit to China even as trade relations sour, marking the first official trip since 2018.
Pragmatists view Steinmeier's trip as a bid to keep dialogue channels open, but they doubt it can resolve the structural trade tensions between Berlin and Beijing.