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Germany's Scholz to step up deportations after Solingen knife attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday visited the western city of Solingen, three days after a deadly stabbing attack which shocked the…
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Scholz calls for severe punishment after Solingen attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the perpetrator of the Solingen knife attack to be severely punished, while pledging…
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Phone taps, sabotage and an assassination plot: Is Germany in Cold War 2.0?
Holes mysteriously found cut in army base fences. An alleged plot to assassinate Germany’s top weapons manufacturer. Phone taps on a…
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German coalition leaders agree new compromise on 2025 budget
The leaders of Germany's coalition government have agreed to a new compromise on the 2025 budget, a government spokesman said in Berlin on…
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Germany's Scholz warns Netanyahu against spiral of violence
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday expressed concern about the danger of a regional war in the Middle East during a telephone call…
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German chancellor defends 2025 budget in face of opposition scorn
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended the compromise over the 2025 federal budget arrived at by his three-party coalition in…
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Germany plans to pay compensation for Nazi victims in Poland
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany is planning to provide aid for surviving victims of the Nazi occupation in Poland during World…
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Germany's Scholz and ministers in Poland for government consultations
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been welcomed with military honours to Warsaw by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, marking the start of…
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Scholz: German politics must 'face up to' lost trust among voters
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called successes by right-wing populist parties in recent European Parliament elections a "turning point"…
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Scholz urges movement from China in electric vehicle tariff dispute
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for movement from China in the dispute over potential European Union tariffs on Chinese electric…
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Germany’s Scholz Says He Hopes Le Pen Won’t Win French Elections
(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz waded into French politics by voicing his hopes that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally…
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Open letter to Germany's Scholz decries outsourcing asylum
More than 300 advocacy groups and international organizations have written an open letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposing the…
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Scholz says Russia must be included in Ukraine peace process
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken out in favour of involving Russia in a peace process for Ukraine. "It is true that peace in…
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Germany is not obstructing new EU Russia sanctions, Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed his reservations about the current proposal on new EU sanctions against Russia, but does not see…
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Scholz calls Swiss-hosted Ukraine talks an early step to forge peace
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaks during a TV interview after the conclusion of the G7 summit. The heads of state and government of…
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Scholz: Peace in Ukraine will require Putin to agree troop withdrawal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed cautious optimism about a peace conference for Ukraine being held in Switzerland later this…
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Scholz repeats support for Ukraine in video speech ahead of EU vote
One day before Germans go to the polls in the European Parliament elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his support for war-torn…
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Germany's Scholz to visit car manufacturer Opel on anniversary
German carmaker Opel plans to celebrate the 125th anniversary of its plant at Rüsselsheim in western Germany on Saturday. The occasion is…
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German rights group condemns Scholz's plan to deport criminals
The German refugee advocacy group Pro Asyl has condemned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's initiative to allow deportations of serious…
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German climate group Last Generation daubs Scholz's office
Activists from Germany's Last Generation climate group targeted the office of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Thursday, painting the…