Olaf Scholz
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EU considers giving countries wiggle room to boost defense spending
Germany’s far right woos the workers in election battle
Merz and Scholz clash on migration, economy and Trump: ‘How dumb can somebody be?’
Der Schattenmann: Spaziergang mit Wolfgang Schmidt
How Germany found itself holding an Italian election
Here’s what Germany’s next government will look like
Scholz faced pressure from own party to step down as election candidate, report says
New revelations roil the Social Democrats’ already-flailing campaign, ahead of German vote on Feb. 23.
Where are the pain points of a transatlantic trade war?
Trump calls the EU an “atrocity” for running a huge trade surplus with the U.S., but that largely overlooks America’s massive services sector.
Russia to Trump: Back off Ukraine’s rare earths
The Kremlin delivers a warning to the U.S. president over his military aid proposal for Kyiv.
Scholz slams Trump’s ‘self-centered’ bid to link Ukraine aid to rare earths access
Kyiv isn’t totally against the U.S. president’s idea — but the German chancellor isn’t impressed.
EU leaders deflect Trump on Greenland and on tariffs
EU leaders are looking for a way to keep Trump from invading the Danish territory.
World’s top defense conference bans Germany’s populist left and right parties
Munich Security Conference gets tough on anti-establishment parties ahead of German election.
German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self-inflicted wound
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
German conservatives back Weber for second term as EPP leader
Friedrich Merz’s CDU is set to endorse the EPP head on Sunday, boosting Weber’s chances at a decisive party congress in April.
Merkel, Musk and the far right: What is going on in Germany’s election?
As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the anti-immigration AfD is threatening to upend politics in Europe’s most powerful democracy.Â
Merz’s far-right gamble backfires
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany’s “firewall.”
Angela Merkel throws firework into German election campaign
Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising influence.
Scholz blasts Merz, raising doubts over post-election German coalition
Social Democrat chancellor launches stinging attack on conservative leader over deal with far-right AfD.
German lawmakers can’t agree whether to seek ban on far-right AfD
Many mainstream leaders worry a pre-election debate on banning Alternative for Germany will only boost the party ahead of a national election.
Merz, Migration und das Ringen um die Brandmauer
Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik …
Von der Leyen builds bonfire of EU’s environmental red tape
Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.
Germany’s Scholz lashes out at Musk’s ‘disgusting’ interventions in Europe
German chancellor has finally had enough of the tech billionaire and Donald Trump adviser.
Europe’s leaders plot to stop Trump from taking GreenlandÂ
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Trump not to take territory by force as EU leaders prepare to discuss Greenland tensions at a Feb. 3 summit.Â
France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says
Jean-Noël Barrot notes that sending European troops to Greenland is not an option right now.
Mette Frederiksen’s diplomatic dash to save Greenland from Trump
Danish PM visits Paris, Berlin and Brussels on Tuesday as U.S. president eyes the mineral-rich Arctic island.
Vorbild oder Horror? Scholz und die dänische MIgrationspolitik
Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik …
Musk’s ‘move on’ from the Holocaust plea challenges enduring German taboo
“Acknowledgement of the dark past of the country” is vital, says the chair of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center.
Scholz hardens rhetoric on migrants after fatal knife attack
The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election, called for an investigation into why the Afghan suspect was even in Germany.