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16.08 / 12:37

Technology Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is refusing to back growing calls for an EU-wide ban on giving tourist visas to Russians.

03.08 / 17:57

Climate change Gas Centre Scholz 'calls Putin's bluff' over turbine at centre of gas dispute with Russia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inspected a mechanical turbine at the centre of a natural gas dispute and declared on Wednesday that "there are no problems" with the part besides information from Russia’s state-controlled gas company.

29.07 / 12:03

Energy Women Berlin turns off the lights in a bid to save energy

Berlin has decided to switch off the lights of several monuments and historic buildings overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, as part of a national effort to save energy amid fears of winter shortages.

23.06 / 21:07

LGBT Ukraine war: Five things you need to know about the conflict on Thursday

EU leaders are widely expected to endorse Ukraine as a candidate country to join the European Union.

23.06 / 10:34

European Union EU countries set to endorse Ukraine as a candidate to join the bloc

EU leaders are widely expected to endorse Ukraine as a candidate country to join the European Union.

22.06 / 10:19

Art Don't negotiate with Putin because he's a 'bandit', ex-oligarch Khodorkovsky warns Europe

European leaders should avoid the mistake of negotiating an end to the Ukraine war with Vladimir Putin because "he is not a statesman but a bandit."

16.06 / 10:01

Technology London Ukraine war: France's Macron, Germany's Scholz and Italy's Draghi to visit Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The European Union's political heavyweights were en route for Kyiv on Thursday morning in a bid to underscore Europe's support for Ukraine.

11.06 / 21:17

European Union Ursula von der Leyen North Macedonia: Scholz calls for EU accession talks but fails to shift Bulgaria's objections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blocked.

01.06 / 17:01

Water Germany to supply Kyiv with anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that his country will supply Ukraine with new anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems, stepping up arms deliveries amid criticism that Germany isn’t doing enough to help Kyiv in its time of need.

19.05 / 16:29

Climate change Football Energy Ukraine slams 'second-class treatment' after Scholz dashes Kyiv's hopes of quick EU membership

Kyiv has hit back at the "second-class treatment" of Ukraine after Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz poured cold water on the war-torn country being given quick European Union membership.

11.05 / 00:07

Germany's Scholz warns UK against 'unilateral' change to post-Brexit accord in Northern Ireland

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday opposed any challenge to post-Brexit controls establishing a special status for Northern Ireland, which London says are "not tenable" after the Sinn Fein republicans won recent elections in the UK territory.

03.05 / 17:07

Art European Union School 'Sulky liver sausage': Olaf Scholz slammed after refusing to visit Kyiv

The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany has slammed Chancellor Olaf Scholz for refusing to visit Kyiv following Russia's invasion.

25.04 / 18:07

Marine Le Pen 'Significant win' for Brussels as France, Slovenia back pro-EU leaders

Brussels breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday evening as voters in France and Slovenia shunned nationalists to back pro-EU leaders.

19.04 / 13:03

German employers and unions unite to oppose EU Russian gas boycott

Bosses and unions in Germany have joined forces to oppose a possible EU ban on Russian gas, saying it would grind industry to a halt.

07.04 / 15:59

Climate change European Union CLIMATE CRISIS covid vaccines MPs Vaccines German MPs reject bill to make COVID vaccines mandatory for over 60s

A majority of German MPs rejected a bill on Thursday that would have required all residents over the age of 60 to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

31.03 / 20:31

Hollywood NATO Threat Russian gas threat: Will Putin cut Europe off if payments aren't made in roubles?

Vladimir Putin has said buyers of Russian gas from "unfriendly" countries will have to pay in roubles from accounts in Russia from Friday, or face the "consequences".

30.03 / 08:21

Art European Union Time Is Russia's pledge to cut some Ukraine operations genuine, or a cynical move to buy time?

Western leaders have reacted with scepticism to Moscow's pledge to "drastically reduce" combat operations around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv.

22.02 / 15:59

Germany moves to suspend certification of Nord Stream 2 over Ukraine tensions

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that he has ordered the withdrawal of a key document needed for the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

21.02 / 21:53

Fire Winter Olympics Putin to recognise Ukrainian separatist regions, Kremlin says, in escalation of tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to recognise the independence of two rebel-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said, breaching the 2015 protocol that ended the conflict in Donbas and further inflaming the tensions between the two countries.

17.02 / 08:45

Crisis in Ukraine end Germany and Austria eye end to most COVID rules in March

Germany's leaders on Wednesday announced plans to end most of the country's coronavirus restrictions by March 20, a decision that coincided with moves by neighbouring Austria and Switzerland to drop many of their curbs sooner.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology European Union NOT Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

The EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has rejected claims that the bloc has been "missing in action" over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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