With speeches by CDU leader Friedrich Merz and Union parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn, the Deutschlandtag of the Junge Union will continue this Saturday (9:00 a.m.) in Fulda. The evening before, the delegates of the youth organization of the CDU and CSU had elected Johannes Winkel from North Rhine-Westphalia as their new federal chairman. The 31-year-old lawyer wants to promote issues such as climate protection and intergenerational justice. In his speech, he also warned against de-industrialization and set the goal of making Germany a climate-neutral industrial country.

This year's party youth meeting is marked by the Ukraine war. Among others, the new Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Oleksii Makeiev, spoke to the delegates and guests on Friday. The Mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, also used a video message to solicit support for his country and emphasized Ukraine's willingness to join the EU. On Saturday, the dispute over citizen income should also come up again. In addition, the delegates want to discuss a key motion on foreign and security policy.