Berlin adopts viral 'nihilistic penguin' to promote European unity

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2026-01-30

Berlin (dpa) - The German government has waded into the world of viral memes by using the "nihilistic penguin" to deliver a message of hope about the power of European solidarity. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul released an AI-enhanced video on his Instagram account featuring the internet's favourite melancholic bird. The post rebrands the meme of a small penguin taking a lonely journey toward the vast Antarctic mountains as a symbol of......

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