Ceremony in honor of Angela Merkel's departure from the post of German Chancellor begins in Berlin. She held this post for 16 years.. The ceremony was called " The Bundeswehr took part in the festivities, which speaks of a huge level of respect for the ex-chancellor on the part of the German military.

By tradition, the Chancellor chooses the musical accompaniment for the ceremony.

Merkel chose three compositions, one of which is “Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen” (“You forgot your color film”) by punk rocker Nina Hagen.

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Merkel regrets that Putin was unable to attend the Normandy Four summit before her retirement.

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Earlier it was reported that after leaving the chancellery, Angela Merkel will be provided with an office with nine employees, which is almost twice as much as required by the budget committee..