The Chancellor’s Government Olaf Schölz supports the Ukrainian demand for war reparations, but has not yet taken an official position on the confiscation of Russian state assets. The issue is complex and some sectors of the ruling coalition are more supportive than others, according to people familiar with the talks. The internal tensions reflect the […]
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Putin tells Macron and Scholz that Ukraine violates humanitarian law
Updated on 03/12/2022 10:46 am Russian leader, Vladimir Putinaccused today the “nationalist” forces ukrainian of violating international humanitarian law in the zones of hostilities in Ukraine after the offensive russianin a telephone conversation with the French president, Emmanuel Macronand the German chancellor, Olaf Scholzthe Kremlin said in a statement. Putin asked the two European leaders […]
Russian energy imports are ‘essential’ for Europe, says German chancellor
Updated on 03/07/2022 11:30 am Fossil energy imports from Russia are “essential” for the “daily life of citizens” in Europe and the continent’s supply cannot be guaranteed in any other way at the moment, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. At a time when the United States and the European Union (EU) are considering sanctions on […]
Olaf Scholz, the conversion of the “automaton” into war chancellor
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, criticized for his lack of charisma and nicknamed “the automaton” for his monotonous speeches, became a staunch war chancellor from the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that broke numerous German taboos. In January, in the midst of tense discussions between Russia and the United States, the hashtag […]
New German Chancellor Scholz seeks his site
The new German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has made his debut before his European partners at a summit marked by tensions with Russia, the rebound in the COVID-19 coronavirus and differences in energy matters, crises inherited from his predecessor, Angela Merkel, a reference during the last 16 years in the European Union (EU). A Scholz, who […]
Olaf Scholz, the new chancellor of Germany with an “incredible resemblance” to Angela Merkel
He won the German general election and now the man who has been Vice Chancellor for three years of Angela Merkel has assumed his position. The Bundestag, the German parliament, on Wednesday invested Olaf Scholz as the new chancellor. Its formation, the Center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), will govern together with Los Verdes and the […]
Olaf Scholz takes over as Chancellor of Germany, succeeds Merkel
Social Democratic leader Olaf Scholz became the ninth chancellor of Germany after World War II on Wednesday, ushering in a new era in the most populous country in the European Union after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. The Scholz government takes the reins with high hopes of modernizing Germany and fighting climate change, but faced the […]
Climate protection: come on, let’s found a club
A, B, C – this federal government is now spelling climate protection in English. A like ambitious: Because the undertaking should be ambitious. B like bold: really bold. And C like cooperative – otherwise it wouldn’t be a club. This is exactly what it says in the key points that the Federal Cabinet passed in […]
Despite the advance of the Taliban: Seehofer calls for deportations to Afghanistan
It is an unusual step: the ambassadors of those eight EU states that still have a representative office in the Afghan capital Kabul recommend their governments to stop deportation in a joint report. Because of the advance of the Taliban and the poor security situation, the governments should think about suspending forced returns for the […]
On a digital cuddle course with Janet: Is it paying off for the EU?
As a gesture of goodwill towards the US, the European Union has put work on the digital tax levy plans on hold for the time being to focus on implementing the historic tax decision approved by G20 finance ministers on Saturday. The EU hopes that this will make it easier to overcome political and technical […]