COP27
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Climate change
10/31/2022 6:35:25 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged climate activists Monday to show "creativity'' and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up road blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene.
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World
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International
10/22/2022 5:39:11 PM
The European Commission warned Germany months ago against Chinese investment in Hamburg's port, a source close to the matter told AFP on Saturday, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced criticism for reportedly backing the transaction.
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World
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International
10/17/2022 8:08:40 PM
Germany will create the "legal basis" necessary to keep all three of its remaining nuclear power plants running until mid-April, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday, as the country faces an energy crisis this winter.
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Business
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Energy
9/25/2022 6:29:39 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz planted a tree at a mangrove park in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, a token nod to environmentalism during a two-day visit to the Gulf region focused mainly on securing new fossil fuel supplies and forging fresh alliances against Russia.
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World
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Region
9/24/2022 2:10:33 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is travelling to the Middle East on Saturday for a two-day, three-country visit aimed at striking new energy deals and forging fresh alliances amid the economic and geopolitical turmoil resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
9/19/2022 2:46:29 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Saudi Arabia and meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a Gulf trip, his spokesman said Monday, as Germany rushes to secure energy supplies.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/14/2022 7:45:05 PM
Vladimir Putin still believes he was right to launch an invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday after a 90-minute-long telephone call with the Russian president.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/13/2022 7:57:15 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull out his troops from Ukraine, as a counter-offensive by Kyiv's forces made swift progress.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
9/13/2022 6:00:39 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces pressure at home and abroad over weapons deliveries to Ukraine, with Kyiv blasting his refusal to send battle tanks that would boost Kyiv's counter-offensive against Russia.
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World
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Region
9/12/2022 6:56:24 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn't expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers, though he said there's no reason for Iran not to sign up and European countries would remain ``patient.''
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/29/2022 2:44:10 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/28/2022 7:29:13 PM
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Sunday called on the European Union to decouple electricity prices from those of gas to keep them from rising further due to ripple effects from the Ukraine war.
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World
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International
8/24/2022 3:55:59 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that ensures basic protective measures against the coronavirus pandemic are continued during the fall and winter when more virus cases are expected.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/18/2022 2:39:04 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that Germany would temporarily slash the sales tax on gas to help consumers facing soaring bills amid a crunch in Russian energy supplies.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/11/2022 2:16:38 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged his government won't leave citizens freezing or unable to pay their energy bills but acknowledged Thursday that his country faces considerable challenges in the coming months.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/3/2022 11:11:03 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday raised the possibility of keeping nuclear plants going as he accused Russia of blocking the delivery of a key turbine to throttle gas supplies to Europe.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/18/2022 10:31:18 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have underlined the importance of breaking the current stalemate in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks to reach a balanced, legally-binding solution on the filling and operation of the dam.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/18/2022 8:35:44 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi affirmed on Monday Egypt’s “full readiness” to lay the foundations of a firm partnership with Berlin on energy, whether by exporting natural gas to Germany and the European Union or establishing an “extended partnership.”
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/18/2022 9:51:00 AM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi headed on Sunday to the German capital of Berlin to co-chair the 13th edition of the Petersburg Climate Dialogue that will open on Monday, Egypt's Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady said in a statement.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/14/2022 6:58:47 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will conduct a visit to Germany’s capital, Berlin, on 17-18 July to meet with German officials and attend the Petersburg Climate Dialogue, the German Embassy in Cairo said in a statement on Thursday.
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