German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated the importance of close political co-operation and strong alliances with the United States ahead of Donald Trump's upcoming second term as US president. In remarks published by the Rheinische Post newspaper on Monday,
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany's responsibility to pass down the memory of the Holocaust to each generation "will not end." He also warned of an "alarming normalization" of antisemitism on social media.
The heads of a number of German companies announced their intention to oppose the policies of Economy Minister Robert Habeck and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a demand to take measures to restore the country's economy.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock in an interview published in the Politico podcast "Berlin Playbook" criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz for indecision in providing additional assistance to Kiev.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to revitalise Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) on Saturday confirmed Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the party's top candidate for February's parliamentary elections. Only a few delegates bucked the majority, who overwhelmingly supported Scholz's bid to return to the Chancellery in a vote by show of hands at the party's conference in Berlin.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was staying "cool" in comments published by the German magazine Stern, after critical personal comments made by Elon Musk last year. Musk came under fire for backing the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an opinion piece in a German newspaper in December.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pushed back on comments made by US President-elect Donald Trump, including a threat to use economic force to annex Canada and to seize Greenland.
The fragile three-way coalition in the Bundestag has shattered. Olaf Scholz, the chancellor, has lost a vote of confidence and Germany is hurtling towards a snap federal election on Feb 23 – more than six months ahead of schedule.
German police are investigating an election campaign flier by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of 'illegal immigrants.'
Elon Musk wrote "Make Europe Great Again" in an X post on Saturday. Musk has used X to share support for far-right political parties in Europe. His remarks have drawn ire from political leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Elon Musk continues to champion right-wing politics in Europe.