Olaf Scholz

Olaf Scholz: The German chancellor on life support

The man who succeeded Angela Merkel has forced early voting, and few expect the social democrat to stay in power with the centre-right Christian Democrats ahead in the polls

Con Coughlin 23 December 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flanked by Joachim Kreysing, managing director of Infraserv Hoechst, as he visits a hydrogen station for trains at the former headquarters of German chemical firm Hoechst AG, in Hoechst, the suburb of Frankfurt, Germany, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/

Germany's Energy Crisis Powers Hydrogen Switch

From the moment Russian gas exports to Germany were first disrupted in June, German firm Kelheim Fibers began casting around for alternative options to keep its engines running. As a result, the…

29 December 2022

The German national flag flies in front of the Reichstag building, the seat of the lower house of the parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

German Government Defends Plan To Ease Citizenship Rules

Germany's government defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship, countering complaints from within the ruling coalition and the opposition that it might encourage illegal…

28 November 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China November 4, 2022. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS

Xi Tells Scholz Political Trust Easy To Destroy, Hard To Rebuild

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the first G7 leader to visit China since the COVID pandemic began, warning of the ease with which mutual political trust…

04 November 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the airport in Greven, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, to participate at the upcoming G7 Foreign Ministers's Meeting in Muenster. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

G7 Foreign Ministers Set To Grapple With Ukraine War, China

Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies will grapple with the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s growing economic clout and aims at Taiwan, and Iran’s treatment…

AP 02 November 2022

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a session of the upper house of parliament ahead of a confidence vote for the new government, in Rome, Italy, October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Italy's Meloni Tells Germany's Scholz Measures To Cut Energy Prices Are Urgently Needed

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday told in a phone call to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that measures to tackle rising energy prices were urgently needed, Rome's government said in a…

28 October 2022

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are gathering in Luxembourg to give the greenlight for a military training mission in Ukraine and to debate possible new sanctions against Iran for its security crackdown on protestors. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Germany: No Guarantee UN Climate Talks Will End With A Deal

Germany’s foreign minister says there’s no guarantee that this year’s United Nations climate talks will result in an agreement that’s backed by all sides. Officials from almost 200 countries will…

AP 19 October 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures during his joint news conference with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili following their meeting in Berlin, Germany, September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang

UAE Signs Energy Agreement with Germany's Scholz

The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, has signed an agreement with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that covers accelerating energy security and industrial…

25 September 2022

Gas flames of a cooker are pictured in a private home, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Bad Honnef near Bonn, Germany, March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Germany to Use Windfall Tax Income to Reduce Energy Prices for End Consumers

Germany's government will use income from windfall taxes to lower end-consumer prices for gas, oil and coal, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, announcing measures to mitigate the impact…

04 September 2022

Olaf Scholz: From 'Scholzomat' to 'Robin Hood'

Olaf Scholz- nicknamed "Scholzomat" for his robotic public appearances- has put his old robot-like, technocratic image behind him and secured an agreement to govern with the Greens and the business…

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