Tag: Olaf Scholz
German economy fears Russia crash
Farmer near Ternopil in Ukraine Ukraine is one of the most important agricultural producers in the world – supply bottlenecks would lead to famine. But German and European companies also…
An ambassador claims to have been misunderstood – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Today Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) flies to Moscow to have lunch with Vladimir Putin. In the background, the usual “Berlin government circles” are already trying to further downplay the expectations…
German economy fears Russia crash
Berlin The threat of a military escalation caused stock prices worldwide to fall on Monday. The growing fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is also becoming an economic risk.…
Russia is unpredictable, the danger of war is real
Wladimir Putin Putin decides alone, no one in Moscow can hold him back. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) What are we talking about here? About a war on the eastern flank of…
Olaf Scholz avoids clear announcements in Kiev
He again ruled out German arms deliveries to Ukraine, and avoided committing to stopping the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline in the event of a Russian invasion. “We know…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Russia against invasion
Berlin It is Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) most difficult journey to date: war is threatening in the middle of Europe – and Scholz assured Ukraine of his support during his…
Coalition settles dispute over combustion cars
Car traffic in Berlin By 2030, manufacturers should ensure that their new car fleets emit 55 percent less CO2 than in 2021. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin The dispute over the…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Russia against invasion
Berlin It is Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) most difficult journey to date: war is threatening in the middle of Europe – and Scholz assured Ukraine of his support during his…
MSC boss Ischinger: democracies increasingly helpless
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference The former State Secretary in the Federal Foreign Office warns of the numerous geopolitical crises. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Shortly before the start…
Lindner expects the Corona summit to ease things quickly
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) Christian Lindner in the office in front of the Reichstag building. (Photo: Andreas Pein/laif) Berlin On Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the Prime…
Concerns about Ukraine – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Another week of waiting for war lies ahead of Europe. And you don’t even know what you should now consider more unbelievable: That Vladimir Putin with his battalions deployed on…
Lindner expects the Corona summit to ease things quickly
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) Christian Lindner in the office in front of the Reichstag building. (Photo: Andreas Pein/laif) Berlin On Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the Prime…
Federal government considers situation “extremely dangerous”
Berlin Shortly before Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Moscow on Tuesday, the federal government assessed the situation in Ukraine as “extremely dangerous”. After warnings from the US that a Russian…
German economy: “hopes” for Scholz-Russia visit
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is traveling to Kiev and Moscow at a particularly sensitive time. The situation is assessed as “extremely dangerous”, according to German government circles. The “very…
After a phone call with Putin, Macron sees further opportunities for a political solution
Emmanuel Macron The French President recently exchanged views with Putin. (Photo: imago images/SNA) Paris It was only on Monday that Emmanuel Macron spoke with Vladimir Putin for more than five…
Federal government calls on German citizens to leave Ukraine
Symbolic picture: departure The Federal Foreign Office is calling on German citizens to leave Ukraine. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin, Cairo After warnings from the US government of a possible impending…
Federal government calls on German citizens to leave Ukraine
Symbolic picture: departure The Federal Foreign Office is calling on German citizens to leave Ukraine. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin, Cairo After warnings from the US government of a possible impending…
Danger of War in Ukraine and the Metaverse – Morning Briefing Plus
Dusseldorf Hello dear readers, a colleague from the Tagesspiegel described Annalena Baerbock as “this young lady” in the ZDF morning magazine this week. He correctly added that she is also…
Legislative plans of the deputies are becoming more concrete
Berlin MPs from the SPD, Greens and FDP are determined to quickly initiate compulsory vaccination against Covid-19. The group of seven around the health politicians Heike Baehrens (SPD), Janosch Dahmen…
Investment ice age – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Outside of the Handelsblatt community, you quickly get a blank look when you start the small talk at the cocktail party with the nonchalant question: “Don’t you agree that the…