German Vice-Chancellor, Finance Minister and Leader of the Liberals Christian Lindner plucks a flower and says: “It is better not to drive than to drive badly, or better to drive than not to drive, better not to drive than to drive badly.” An economic newspaper was published with this cartoon a few days ago Handelsblatt […]
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Scholz reappears with an eye patch after a fall while playing sports
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reappeared at an official rally in Berlin this Monday after collapsing while playing sports. The leader has had to cancel several events following the accident, which he described as looking like “it’s about to get worse”. The 65-year-old chancellor collapsed on Saturday and was unable to attend a meeting and campaign […]
Scholz says there is a “way out” of Germany’s 2035 ban on diesel and petrol cars.
European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped negotiations on the end of the combustion engine would be resolved “as soon as possible” and noted that the dialogue with the German government in this regard is “constructive”. For his part, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured that what is being discussed with the […]
The EU plans to give another 500 million in military aid to Ukraine and increase pressure on Scholz to send tanks.
The war in Ukraine is approaching a new phase, which has forced most allies to bet on sending offensive weapons, which Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for. Meanwhile, the European Union plans on Monday to release another 500 million euros from the European Peace Fund (EPF), which is the fund used to provide military aid to […]
Germany appointed Boris Pistorius, Scholz’s rival in the primaries with domestic affairs experience, as defense minister.
Boris Pistorius, the interior minister of the federal state of Lower Saxony, will become the new head of Germany’s defense portfolio, a government official said in Berlin on Tuesday, confirming various German media reports. . The change will take place on Thursday, executive spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement, indicating that Pistorius will be […]
Disagreement between Macron and Scholz weakens Franco-German axis in EU
The disagreement came at a bad time. Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis, tensions between Paris and Berlin have grown in recent months, to the point that a Franco-German ministerial council scheduled for this week in Fontainebleau had to be cancelled. . “Currently, things are not easy between the two countries,” French […]
Scholz’s “grand” plan to save Germany’s economy is being challenged as “unconstitutional”.
Germany’s economy may have a bigger problem than the difficulties associated with the crisis caused by dependence on Russian hydrocarbons and how the geopolitical context is settling in the country of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left over from Russia’s war against Ukraine. Because Germany, whose economy is the largest in Europe and the fourth in the […]
Sánchez, together with Scholz, confirms his intention to speed up gas interconnections via France or Italy.
The energy crisis is a concern of European governments, including the European Commission itself, which is resorting to market intervention. Preparing for winter has been a key focus of executives since Russia invaded Ukraine, and while that has been more or less resolved thanks to increased storage, the search for a solution to the gas […]
Scholz is betting on a gas pipeline from Spain and Portugal to Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced his support for a new gas pipeline that would transport gas to and from Portugal to the rest of Europe via France to reduce dependence on Russian gas. Scholz regrets that it hasn’t been built yet because now the “massive contribution” it would make to northern Europe’s supply is […]
Germany accuses Russia of delaying the delivery of the turbine to Nord Stream, which Moscow says is due to sanctions.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accuses Russia of delaying the delivery of the Nord Stream gas pipeline turbine. According to Moscow, the lack of this part prevents the pipeline from working at full capacity. Germany, for its part, ensures that the turbine is “ready for transportation” and that there are “no technical problems, only political ones.” […]
Austerity returns to Olaf Scholz’s Germany
One might think that having a Social Democrat like Olaf Scholz in the Federal Chancellery, who replaced the conservative Angela Merkel, would change the attitude of German political leaders towards money. Now, it seems that there will be no big changes. So this Friday, Scholz’s finance minister and leader of the FDP’s liberals, Christian Lindner, […]