Germany news: Coalition has 'found its footing,' Merz says

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said recent reforms show his coalition is making progress. Meanwhile, arrests were made after police carry out drug raids in western Germany and the Netherlands. DW has the latest.

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in summer press conference, touted recent reforms pushed through by his coalition
• Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc is governing together with the center-left Social Democrats
• The coalition government recently pushed through health insurance reform and a legislative package on tax, sick leave and pensions
• German far-right extremist Maria-Svenja Liebich extradited from Czechia to Germany
• Arrests made after police carry out drug raids in western Germany and the Netherlands 

Read below for the latest Germany-related news on Wednesday, July 15: