Olaf Scholz

Likely chancellor Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz is expected to seek an alliance with the SPD after a bruising campaign that highlighted deep policy divisions, in particular over migration.

Merz faces hard road to government after German election win

The most likely outcome is a coalition of his conservative bloc and Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), who came in third

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose extra customs duties on allies including the EU, as well as on China.

Global Enterprise

EU, China warn against trade friction after Trump’s return

EU, GERMAN and Chinese leaders took turns defending global cooperation in Davos on Tuesday as the spectre of new trade wars looms following Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Scholz (top), a Social Democrat who will head a caretaker government until a new one can be formed, lost a confidence vote in parliament earlier this month after the departure of Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s Free Democrats left his unwieldy governing coalition without a legislative majority.

International

German president dissolves parliament for Feb 23 snap elections

The president, whose post is largely ceremonial, called for the election campaign to be conducted fairly and transparently

Assuming the no-confidence vote passes, Olaf Scholz and his ministers will remain in office in an acting capacity until a new government is formed, which could take months if coalition negotiations prove lengthy.

International

German Chancellor Scholz to ask parliament to clear way for new elections

CHANCELLOR Olaf Scholz will call on Germany’s parliament on Monday to declare it has no confidence in him, taking the first formal step towards securing early elections following his government’s coll...

The government will cap the costs of electricity transmission at 3 US cents per kilowatt-hour, partly finance the costs of the transmission grids and ensure that transmission grid fees do not increase in 2025.

Energy & Commodities

Germany's Scholz announces measures to prop up ailing steel industry

He will extend state aid allowing employers to switch employees to shorter working hours during an economic downturn

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who for now runs a minority government with the backing of the Greens, hopes to secure enough opposition support to pass laws to protect the Constitutional Court from the far-right and to fund Ukraine before leaving office.

International

Germany set for Feb 23 election: sources

GERMANY is set to hold fresh elections on February 23, eleven weeks after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition, with sources on Tuesday (Nov 12) saying the Social Democrats, Gr...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s political rivals have threatened to block his minority government from passing laws unless he immediately seeks a confidence vote.

International

Germany’s Scholz says ready to hold confidence vote this year

GERMANY’S embattled embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on he would be ready to ask for a confidence vote this year to pave the way for snap elections.

Finance Minister Christian Lindner was sacked because he had refused a proposal to suspend rules limiting new government borrowing.

International

Scholz calls for snap German election in March after coalition collapses

But Germany’s conservative opposition wants an election in January

“We need more growth. The pie has to get bigger again,” says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

International

Germany's Scholz working with industry to boost growth

He says Germany has been hit harder than others by geopolitical conflicts, inflation and high interest rates

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech during the inauguration of the first IBM Quantum Data Center in Europe, in Ehningen, Germany.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Germany inaugurates IBM’s first European quantum data centre

CHANCELLOR Olaf Scholz on Tuesday (Oct 1) inaugurated US firm IBM’s first quantum data centre in Europe, saying Germany aims to be at the forefront of the revolutionary technology.

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