Katherina Reiche
Germany
Christian Democratic Union
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
government
Katherina Reiche is a German manager and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy in the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since May 2025.
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Sep 29, 2026
Center
The German economy minister spoke with Wang Wentao as Berlin weighs backing an EU instrument to rapidly exclude China from the single market.
She sits at the pivot point between German export interests and EU protectionism, and pragmatists see her stance as the best early indicator of how hard Brussels will go.