Olaf Scholz
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
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.
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
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...
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
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...
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.
Scholz calls for snap German election in March after coalition collapses
But Germany’s conservative opposition wants an election in January
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
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.
