Germany’s Scholz pledges to meet 2% NATO spending target
By Matthias Inverardi and Andreas Rinke DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said defence companies could count on his government ramping up military spending and that it would meet…
German chancellor Scholz contracts coronavirus, has mild cold symptoms
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for coronavirus and is showing mild symptoms of a cold, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Scholz is isolating in the federal chancellery.…
Putin must recognize he cannot win Ukraine war -Scholz at U.N
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will only give up his “imperial ambitions” that risk destroying Ukraine and Russia if he recognizes he cannot win the war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Russia’s Putin, Germany’s Scholz discuss Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in phone call
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone call on Tuesday discussed the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in…
Scholz: EU states need agreement on how to reduce debt
PRAGUE (Reuters) – European Union member states need to reach a binding agreement on how to reduce their high debt levels, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday. “That agreement has to…
Germany’s Scholz plans to send more arms to Ukraine – source
TORONTO (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that Germany planned to deliver further arms to Ukraine, worth more than 500 million euros ($498.55 million), a source told Reuters. A participant…
Scholz denounces Russian repression on 2nd anniversary of Navalny poisoning
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning and denounced Russia’s clampdown on freedom of speech. In…
Analysis: 100 banks, 1,000 suspects: German fraud probe puts Scholz on the spot
By Marta Orosz and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German chancellor Olaf Scholz faces lawmakers’ questions this week over his role in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud as a sprawling probe into…
Germany’s Scholz rejects word ‘apartheid’ to describe Middle East conflict
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected the word apartheid to describe relations between Israel and the Palestinian Territories after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “Naturally we have a…
‘Kindred spirits’ Biden, Scholz work to heal U.S.-German ties
By Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – Panned by critics for dragging his feet on Ukraine, called a “sulky liver sausage” by the Ukrainian ambassador, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Germany’s Scholz says goal to reduce inflation with 2023 debt brake
BERLIN – Germany must refrain from funding long-term subsidies with further credit in order to return to its constitutionally enshrined debt brake next year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday. “The goal…
China’s lending policy could trigger new debt crisis – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN – A lack of transparency in China’s lending poses a threat to developing and emerging countries and could trigger a new debt crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. “It…
Don’t assume ‘imperialistic’ Putin won’t attack other countries, Scholz says
BERLIN -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday no-one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries given its violation of international law in Ukraine and Germany would support Finland and…
Scholz defends Germany’s caution on sending heavy arms to Ukraine
BERLIN – Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday rejected criticism that Germany was not showing leadership in western efforts to supply Ukraine with heavy weapons to repel Russia’s invasion, saying that he’d rather…
Scholz, Biden and allies agree to keep pushing for Russian ceasefire – German govt
BERLIN – The leaders of Germany, the United States, France, Britain and Italy agreed in a phone call on Tuesday afternoon to keep pushing Russia for a ceasefire and for the withdrawal…
Europe cannot end Russia energy dependence overnight -Scholz
By Paul Carrel and Miranda Murray BERLIN – Europe will end its energy dependence on Russia but to do so from one day to the next would plunge it into a recession,…
Russia should not be cut off from SWIFT at the moment – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN – Cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payment system should not be part of the second EU sanctions package against Russia that EU leaders will decide upon at a…
Kremlin has signalled it is open to dialogue – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN -There are “important indications” that a Russian attack on Ukraine can be avoided through diplomacy given the Kremlin’s apparent interest in negotiations on its security demands, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said…
Germany’s Scholz says raising minimum wage a matter of respect
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that his Social Democrats (SPD) were pushing ahead with their election promise to raise the national minimum wage to 12 euros an hour,…
Angela Merkel To Hand Over Reins After 16 Years, Ushering In New Successor Olaf Scholz
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years of serving in the role, with Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz expected to take office on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Merkel, a member…
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