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08.12 / 11:17

European Union How a year of Olaf Scholz has changed and shaped Germany

Olaf Scholz has not been dealt the best of hands. Replacing Angela Merkel after her 16 years of steady -- if staid -- rule was never going to be easy.

08.12 / 09:11

European Union Ukraine war. Germany's Scholz says nuclear weapons risk has diminished

The risk of Moscow using nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict has diminished because the international community "has drawn a red line" at Russia, according to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

03.12 / 17:03

European Union NOT Ukraine war: Biden will not talk to Putin; Russia to encircle Bakhmut; Estonia wants HIMARS

US President Joe Biden does not intend to speak to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about ending the Ukraine war as conditions for such discussions currently do not exist, the White House said on Friday.

02.12 / 23:31

European Union Football Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks

Russia said on Friday that Western demands stating it should pull out completely from Ukraine effectively rule out any future talks to end the war.

02.12 / 18:07

peace Ukraine war: Scholz tells Putin to withdraw troops before any peace talks can begin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine in order to reach a "diplomatic solution" to the war which began with Moscow's invasion on 24 February.

01.12 / 09:29

European Union Germany and Norway announce plan to better protect maritime infrastructure

Leaders of Germany and Norway launched a plan on Wednesday to better protect maritime infrastructure within NATO.

01.12 / 00:39

European Union Holodomor: Germany's parliament recognises Ukraine's 1930s famine as 'genocide'

Only days after the 90th anniversary of Ukraine's "Holodomor", the 1930s famine which is estimated to have killed over 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Germany's parliament has approved a resolution recognising the famine as "genocide".

02.11 / 22:51

European Union Scholz heads to Beijing amid pressure to take tougher line on China

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Beijing this week in what is fast becoming a controversial trip, amid pressure both domestically and from within the EU to take a tougher line against China.

26.10 / 13:35

Electricity Macron and Scholz to try to mend differences in Paris lunch meeting

Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz will meet in Paris on Wednesday in a bid to quell rumours that the Franco-German engine is spluttering.

25.10 / 18:45

Cinema Ukraine war: 'Marshall Plan' for Kyiv, Russian 'spies' in Norway, US mulls sending new air defences

Ukraine's president asked the international community on Tuesday for more financial support to help plug a €38 billion budget deficit, caused by the Russian invasion.

18.10 / 10:35

European Union Protests European Commission Power Nuclear power Energy crisis: Germany's Scholz extends nuclear power plants' lifespan in 'snub' to Greens

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he will extend the operation of Germany's last three nuclear power plants, in what's been described as a snub to the Greens in his coalition government.

16.10 / 12:29

CLIMATE CRISIS Photography Future Scholz advocates for a future 36-member European Union 'of free and equal people'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called for reforms of the European Union to make it fit for the admission of new countries as well as more military autonomy of the 27-country pact.

13.10 / 19:43

Climate change NATO boost Fifteen European countries unite to boost air defence capabilities

Fifteen European countries on Thursday announced that they would jointly procure air defence systems to protect the continent under a newly-created European Sky Shield Initiative.

23.09 / 09:13

Ukraine war: Occupied eastern regions start voting in 'sham referenda'

Four occupied regions in Ukraine are set to start voting Friday in Kremlin-engineered referendums on whether to become part of Russia, setting the stage for Moscow to annex the areas in a sharp escalation of the nearly seven-month war.

16.09 / 14:41

Health Climate change Queen Elizabeth II Germany must become 'the best equipped armed force in Europe', Scholz says

Germany is ready to become a leader on European security and must become the "best equipped armed force" in Europe, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.

04.09 / 20:37

Energy Protests Ukraine war: Berlin's 'hybrid war' against Russia, US Navy in Baltics, Kharkiv shelling

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal urged Germany to strengthen its military support for Ukraine, during a trip to Berlin on Sunday.

04.09 / 15:51

Energy Protests Costs Germany unveils new plan to tackle soaring energy costs

The German government announced on Sunday a huge new aid plan to combat skyrocketing energy costs and inflation, which will total 65 billion euros in support.

29.08 / 18:27

cryptocurrency Food Research Bitcoin reform Olaf Scholz says EU must reform to cope with enlarging to 30 to 36 members

The European Union must undergo major reforms now to be ready to cope with having 30-36 members in the future, Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday.

19.08 / 13:47

Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers

Germany will temporarily lower taxes on natural gas to ease the pressures on customers amid soaring energy prices.

19.08 / 12:39

Climate change Financial Germany's Chancellor Scholz faces grilling over financial scandal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to be grilled by a local parliamentary enquiry committee on Friday about the "CumEx Files" scandal, a tax fraud on dividends that has shaken his premiership.

17.08 / 19:27

Health Climate change Germany's Scholz slams Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark

Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed Mahmoud Abbas after the Palestinian president accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts”.

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