(ANSA) - BELGRADE, AUG 26 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz predicts an economic recovery in Germany. "We have left three years of recession behind us, and now we are returning to growth," the CDU president stated at the conclusion of the Council of Ministers' two-day closed-door meeting at Neuhardenberg Castle in Brandenburg. "Full focus on growth," Merz said. "We are approaching the remaining months of 2026 with dynamism and great confidence," the chancellor declared. (ANSA).