Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen. The embattled chancellor,

Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from its paralysis. But just two months after taking office, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ripped the Social Democrat’s plans apart and strained his coalition with the Greens and the Liberals.

The potential talks could pave the way for ?possible negotiations? on Ukraine, the chancellor has said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has w

Last year, the VW brand, the biggest brand in the 12-brand Volkswagen Group, sold 4.80 million passenger cars worldwide, 1.4% less than in 2023, hurt by lower sales in key market China. Operating ...

Speaking at the first stop of his election campaign tour in Bielefeld, German chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed the controversy surrounding a potential defence budget increase, raised by US ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable.”

BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has set off a fierce political debate in Germany by making new Ukraine aid contingent on loosening his country’s strict spending restraints. As invading Russian forces make slow, grinding gains in Ukraine, German leaders ...

Olaf Scholz fought with his former finance minister over how to pay for aid to Ukraine – but now he's unsure he wants to spend the money. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images) BERLIN ...

BERLIN — Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s friendliness with the far right “endangers” democracy in Europe, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday. “He supports the far right everywhere in Europe — in the U.K., in Germany, in many, many other ...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock indirectly criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to approve a further 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion) in additional ...

Essen is looking to compel both asylum seekers and recipients of welfare to work for the city in an effort to stoke an economy blighted by unemployment and stagnation.

The German economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese competition ate into the country’s traditional exports of cars and industrial mach