From Chancellor Friedrich Merz's holiday reading list, to rogue chatbots and a concert that won't finish until 2640, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week. Instead, what we got this week was a glimpse into the holiday plans of Germany's political class. We may not know exactly where Chancellor Friedrich Merz planned to spend his holiday, but we do know what he planned to read. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Kay NietfeldBut while we don’t know exactly where he is, we do have some idea of what he plans to read. The entire undertaking is run by volunteers – men and women who presumably believe that their descendants and their descendants' descendants will continue the world’s longest-running concert right up until its conclusion on September 4th, 2640 (tickets for the climax are already on sale).