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Germany’s economics minister has publicly admitted that much of the nation’s economy has already been reduced to a “burning” fire by the ongoing energy crisis ahead of what is expected to be a cold winter for many in the country.

The German government has scrambled to wean Europe’s biggest economy off Russian oil, coal, and gas since coming to office last December.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid said he revealed “sensitive and relevant intelligence information” on Iran’s nuclear program to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with whom he was meeting in Berlin on Monday.

Leaders across Europe have expressed an outpouring of respect and admiration following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

PRAGUE (AP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Monday for a growing European Union to agree on a series of changes that would help it overcome internal divisions and stand up to external rivals such as Russia and China.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that allows for lockdown restrictions during the fall and winter.

President Zelensky vowed that Ukraine will resist Russia “until the end” without “any concession”, as the nation marks its Independence Day.

Over half of households in Germany will be left living paycheck to paycheck or worse as a result of the country’s gas crisis, the head of a savings bank has warned.

BERLIN (AP) – German leader Olaf Scholz has denied intervening on behalf of a private bank embroiled in a tax evasion scam when he was mayor of the northern city of Hamburg, allegations that have dogged him since before he took office as chancellor last year.

BERLIN — Berlin police have opened a preliminary investigation against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over his comments this week that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – On a day of give and take, Western nations made more pledges to send arms to Ukraine while the European Union’s full ban on Russian coal imports kicked in Thursday, adding to the sanctions against Moscow that intelligence claims are hurting its defence exports.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ emails were reportedly seized by investigators in the probe into the “Cum-Ex” tax fraud scheme.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has introduced a new plan to help ease the ongoing energy crisis for the upcoming winter, including subsidies for home heating and a bailout of a major gas supplier.

EU states will be “tax colonies” if the veto safeguard is lost, critics say, as Germany demands ‘EU empire’ powers to help fight Russia.

The German government is now expecting that there will be regional gas shortages this winter, with one senior politician in the country now saying that the public will soon turn on the ongoing war in Ukraine.

BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany’s decision to reactivate coal and oil-fired power plants to relieve energy shortages because of the war in Ukraine is only temporary and his government remains committed to doing “everything” to combat the climate crisis.

German police have launched an investigation into allegations by several women who claimed to have been drugged at a summer party of Germany’s ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in Berlin last week. The Berlin criminal police began an investigation into the

Germany’s leftist coalition government, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has announced it is looking to give residency to some 130,000 failed asylum seekers as part of an overhaul of the country’s immigration system.

A senior EU commissioner has once again told Germany to delay shutting down its nuclear power stations as the climate-crazy government sees its popularity fade.

During a portion of an interview set to air on Sunday’s broadcast of “Face the Nation,” released on Thursday’s “CBS Evening News,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the country’s desire to avoid funding

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he wants to discuss the outlines of a “Marshall plan for Ukraine”.

Germany’s Finance Minister has called for the country to keep using nuclear power to ease the ongoing energy crisis, despite one energy tsar in the country labelling it “backwards”.

Germany’s leftist Chancellor’s plan to phase out nuclear during an ongoing energy crisis has been slammed as “complete nonsense”.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the G7 that UKraine can expect to receive the support it needs “for as long as necessary.”

The European Commission meets Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine’s bid for EU candidacy, the fastest such decision ever.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticised Turkey’s intrusion of Greek airspace, calling for the countries to work together as NATO allies. 

Germany’s parliament approved raising the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros per hour, fulfilling a campaign pledge of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

A special, one-off German spend of $108 billion on new military equipment is expected to be approved Friday with U.S. manufacturers amongst those to benefit.

Olaf Scholz has been accused comparing radical climate change activists to the Nazis after he criticised black bloc protesters.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday his country will rush modern anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems to Ukraine as the world is called on to do even more to finance and back Kyiv against Moscow.

French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian president Vladimir Putin to lift the blockade on Ukrainian grain in order to mitigate the growing global food crisis.

The EU has the Western Balkans in its sights according to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who declared the region “belongs” to the bloc. 

Germany’s conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far refused to visit Ukraine.

German inflation hit its highest level in over fourty years, as the economic fallout from lockdowns and the war in Ukraine continues to bite.

Germany was the largest customer of Russian energy of any country during the first two months of the invasion of Ukraine, a study found.

The leftist leaders of Germany, Spain, and Portugal urged the French public to back incumbent President Macron over Marine Le Pen.