Tag: Steinmeier
Steinmeier signs electoral reform law
Bundestag The law was passed by the Bundestag in March with the votes of the traffic light groups SPD, Greens, FDP and some AfD MPs. (Photo: imago/Uwe Steinert) Berlin The…
For Steinmeier, honoring the former chancellor is quite delicate
Berlin One could consider it an ordinary occurrence: the Federal President presents the former chancellor with an award for her merits. But when Frank-Walter Steinmeier awards Angela Merkel the Grand…
What are the consequences of the Wirecard scandal for EY?
Good morning, dear readers, collective bargaining for the public sector has failed. Employers and unions did not reach a result in the last of three planned rounds of negotiations. Both…
Federal President Steinmeier calls for confidence
Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on the people of Germany to show solidarity and confidence in the face of the challenges posed by the Ukraine war. “If there was…
Federal President Steinmeier warns of China’s new course
new York At the presentation of the Henry Kissinger Prize in the Metropolitan Club in New York, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke of a “time of hardening” and gave a…
Steinmeier conducts talks in the air-raid shelter
Federal President Steinmeier in the Ukraine An air alert was sounded in Koryukivka after the launch of Iranian drones by the Russian army. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter…
Ukraine has to switch off electricity nationwide – Steinmeier cancels the trip
Attacks on power grids Missiles and drones have been attacking important points in Ukraine’s power grid for days. (Photo: ddp/Ukrinform) Kyiv The massive damage to its energy grids is forcing…
Olaf Scholz does not want to travel to Kyiv because Steinmeier was unloaded
Olaf Scholz “Our goal is for the fighting to end immediately, for Russia to end the war and withdraw its soldiers from Ukraine,” said the Chancellor. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Chancellor…
“Solidarity Ball for Ukraine” – Steinmeier and Scholz cancel participation
Olaf Scholz and Frank Walter Steinmeier The federal press conference as the organizer declared the ball a “Solidarity Ball for Ukraine”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Press Ball next Friday…
Gabriel dismisses Melnyk’s criticism as “conspiracy theories”.
Sigmar Gabriel The former foreign minister is helping his predecessor, fellow party member and current Federal President. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Former Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) has rejected criticism of…
Why Olaf Scholz is coming under more and more pressure
Chancellor Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is also accused of hesitant behavior at traffic lights. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin In view of the further intensification of the Ukraine war, Chancellor Olaf…
Why Olaf Scholz is coming under more and more pressure
Chancellor Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is also accused of hesitant behavior at traffic lights. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin In view of the further intensification of the Ukraine war, Chancellor Olaf…
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the “undesirable” person – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
there have always been good reasons to doubt the success of the Istanbul “peace talks” between Russia and Ukraine. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin is declaring the “planned” progress of…
Steinmeier’s trip burst – “Not wanted in Kyiv”
Warsaw A planned trip by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Kyiv fell through because he is obviously not welcome there. “I was ready for it. But apparently – and I…
The refusal to meet Steinmeier is understandable but wrong
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President should seek the unity of the allies and not give school grades. (Photo: dpa) The rumored refusal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to see the…
Steinmeier looks back in anger – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The two politicians were only really driven to current statements by critical Ukrainian voices – the country’s ambassador in Berlin and President Volodomir Selenski spoke out. The difference: the social…
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…
Presidential election: Steinmeier before a second term
Berlin Frank-Walter Steinmeier remains German President. The Federal Assembly confirmed the 66-year-old in office on Sunday with a large majority in the first ballot. Steinmeier, who was nominated by the…
Federal President: What is this bride doing in the Steinmeier election? – Domestic politics
Did a bride confuse the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin with the registry office? This lady said “yes” – “yes” to the election of the Federal President! Because if he is elected,…
Presidential election: Steinmeier before a second term
Frank Walter Steinmeier The former foreign minister is the fifth German president to serve a second term. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected to office.…