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Scholz to NATO: Focus on boosting Ukraine’s military power, not membership
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that next month’s NATO summit should focus on strengthening Ukraine’s military power instead of opening a process for...
Olaf Scholz faces tricky balancing act in Germany-China talks
Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a delicate balancing act this week at German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, seeking to maintain good ties with Germany's largest...
Germany to unveil first-ever National Security Strategy
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government is set to unveil Germany's first National Security Strategy on Wednesday, which aims to provide an overview of the country's...
NATO’s biggest air drill to fill German skies with fighter jets
The airspace above Germany will swarm with military aircraft for almost two weeks starting Monday as NATO conducts the biggest air exercise in the...
NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia
Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such...
Germany’s GDP shrinks by 0.3% in Q1 to put Europe’s biggest economy into recession
The German economy contracted in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, thereby entering a recession, data from the statistics...
Romanian president pledges ‘no limits’ aid to Ukraine during German visit
Romania will support Ukraine as long as necessary and without time constraints, President Klaus Iohannis said after meeting his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier in...
Scholz calls for ‘realistic’ agreement on EU’s new fiscal rules
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a “realistic and binding agreement” among European Union member states to reduce debt levels while giving governments leeway...
Germany, Hungary spar as tensions mount over blocked Ukraine aid
Germany and Hungary quarrelled Monday during a foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels over the role a controversial Hungarian bank is playing in Russia’s war...
Scholz says China acting more as a rival rather than partner for EU
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged the European Union to reduce its reliance on China, accusing the government in Beijing of increasingly acting as a...