Tag: Chancellor
“The European perspective is neglected”
Hardly any other diplomat in Germany is as well connected globally as Wolfgang Ischinger. Hardly anyone knows the international trouble spots better than the former head of the Munich Security…
Instructions for German security
Annalena Baerbock and Nancy Faeser (SPD) The two politicians are largely responsible for the strategy. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin, Brussels It is an unusually high-ranking press conference that takes place on…
Germany pace: Scholz disappoints the prime ministers
Construction site The traffic light coalition had agreed to enable faster construction. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments will not agree on a pact to speed up planning…
Länder and Geywitz against plans to cut economic development
Berlin The plan to cut the federal states by a total of 900 million euros through savings in several regional funding programs is met with resistance. Several SPD state ministers…
Green ministers continue to reject cuts
Olaf Scholz (right, SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP) Even the negotiating team of chancellor and finance minister has apparently not achieved any breakthroughs so far. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite the…
There is only a European solution for migration
Rome Even before his visit to Rome, Olaf Scholz was forgiving: In an interview with the “Corriere della Sera”, which appeared on Thursday morning, he spoke of close, trusting and…
Traffic light ministers do not want to accept savings targets – now the chancellor intervenes
Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) personally intervenes in the budget dispute in order to push through the austerity package planned by Christian Lindner (FDP) in the coalition. The Chancellor and Finance…
Chancellor and finance minister want to push through the austerity package together
Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) personally intervenes in the budget dispute in order to push through the austerity package planned by Christian Lindner (FDP) in the coalition. The Chancellor and Finance…
Klingbeil in Beijing: The China dilemma of the SPD
Berlin Despite major differences, the exchange between China and Germany is currently more intense than it has been for a long time. One politician after another travels to the People’s…
Klingbeil in Beijing: The China dilemma of the SPD
Berlin Despite major differences, the exchange between China and Germany is currently more intense than it has been for a long time. One politician after another travels to the People’s…
Further survey sees AfD on par with SPD
Olaf Scholz Uncertainty among citizens brings “resonance for parties that praise the past in a bad mood”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In another survey, the AfD can draw level with the…
Baltic leaders are pushing for higher defense spending
Riga During the visit of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Tallinn, Estonia, the prime ministers of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are urging the other NATO member…
The Chancellor on the border with North Korea
Chancellor Scholz in South Korea It is the first purely bilateral visit by a chancellor to the country in 30 years. (Photo: dpa) Seoul North Korea is only three steps…
Scholz does not expect major changes to the heating law
Olaf Scholz According to the draft law already passed by the Federal Cabinet, from 2024 every newly installed heating system should be operated with at least 65 percent green energy.…
G7 herald new China policy
The G7 heads of government on their way to dinner together The heads of government of the G7 countries meet in Hiroshima, Japan for their annual consultations. (Photo: dpa) Hiroshima…
Fighter jet coalition as a message to Russia
Hiroshima, Washington When the surprise guest’s plane landed in Hiroshima at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Japan was over the moon. Japanese journalists stormed the press center in front of the…
G7 herald new China policy
The G7 heads of government on their way to dinner together The heads of government of the G7 countries meet in Hiroshima, Japan for their annual consultations. (Photo: dpa) Hiroshima…
G7 herald new China policy
The G7 heads of government on their way to dinner together The heads of government of the G7 countries meet in Hiroshima, Japan for their annual consultations. (Photo: dpa) Hiroshima…
Tax investigation committee against Scholz probably legal
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) In previous studies, Scholz referred to gaps in memory. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Cum-Ex investigative committee demanded by the Union is approaching. A legal opinion…
The Chancellor on a difficult mission
Berlin, Cape Town Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) itinerary shows what Africa currently symbolizes for Germany: hope for new sources of energy, the struggle for influence with Russia and China, and…