Annalena Baerbock
Foreign Minister visits European Championship preliminary round match
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German political celebrities are drawn to the European Championship stadiums: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also attended a preliminary round match on Thursday.
The European Football Championship in Germany continues to attract prominent figures from politics and society to the stadiums. After Chancellor Olaf Scholz (66), presenter Günther Jauch (67) and former tennis star Boris Becker (56), among others, celebrated the victory of the German national team against Hungary on Wednesday (June 19), Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (43) appeared in the stands on Thursday afternoon at the preliminary round match between Slovenia and Serbia in Munich’s Allianz Arena.
Annalena Baerbock attends European Championship match with colleague
The Green politician watched the 1:1 draw between the two Balkan countries together with her colleague, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon (53) in the stadium. as can be seen from a post on X (formerly Twitter)There, Baerbock writes next to a picture of the two politicians: “United through football – home game for Europe”.
Baerbock’s enthusiasm for football is no secret. On June 14, the 43-year-old shared a photo on her official Instagram channel at the start of the European Football Championship in which she proudly leaves a government plane in a Germany jersey. “I wish us all a great home European Championship, new friendships and great games. Let’s go!” Baerbock wrote about this picture.