MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy. The German leader spoke with just eight…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday promised further weapons deliveries for Kiev worth €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin. The new aid includes air defence systems, artillery and drones, Scholz said. “Germany continues to stand firmly on Ukraine’s side,” he stated. Scholz also condemned Russian attacks on…
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s rejection of EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles failed to stop fellow European Union members voting in favour, exposing how a divided Berlin is struggling to drive EU policy. Germany was one of only five EU members to reject tariffs after months of pressure from…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he expects negotiations with China to settle a dispute over the EU’s threatened punitive tariffs on imported Chinese electric cars. “Of course we have to protect our economy from unfair trade practices,” Scholz said on Wednesday at a conference organized by the BGA foreign trade association in Berlin. “However, our…