https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he will run to be chancellor again in Germany's 2025 election despite his party's poor performance in recent surveys, as a September date was confirmed for the vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20240724/scholz-to-run-again-as-germany-confirms-2025-election Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:54:04 +0200 scholz-to-run-again-as-germany-confirms-2025-election German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has rejected calls for later retirement in a video message for Labour Day published on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240501/germanys-scholz-rejects-calls-for-later-retirement-in-labour-day-message Wed, 01 May 2024 10:12:58 +0200 germanys-scholz-rejects-calls-for-later-retirement-in-labour-day-message German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday posted a photo of himself wearing an eyepatch after injuring his face while jogging, triggering a flood of pirate jokes online. https://www.thelocal.de/20230904/german-chancellor-sparks-pirate-memes-with-eye-patch-photo Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:11:15 +0200 german-chancellor-sparks-pirate-memes-with-eye-patch-photo German lawmakers on Wednesday blocked an investigation into Chancellor Olaf Scholz over his possible involvement as mayor of Hamburg in a tax fraud scam that cost the government millions of euros. https://www.thelocal.de/20230706/german-coalition-blocks-scholz-tax-fraud-probe Thu, 06 Jul 2023 11:16:15 +0200 german-coalition-blocks-scholz-tax-fraud-probe German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday sought to play down a security failure that allowed an unknown man to embrace the Social Democrat leader on the tarmac at Frankfurt airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20230527/stranger-hugs-germanys-scholz-in-airport-security-breach Sat, 27 May 2023 10:39:17 +0200 stranger-hugs-germanys-scholz-in-airport-security-breach Despite accusations of cowardice and dithering, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stood firm on taking his time to weigh up a decision before finally announcing on Wednesday that Germany would supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20230126/ditherer-or-deal-maker-jurys-out-on-scholzs-tank-brinksmanship Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:32:27 +0100 ditherer-or-deal-maker-jurys-out-on-scholzs-tank-brinksmanship A war in his backyard, galloping economic crisis, and unhappy partners at home and abroad -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has weathered unprecedented shocks in his first year, while struggling to make a mark on the global stage. https://www.thelocal.de/20221204/germanys-scholz-weathers-shocks-in-turbulent-first-year Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:11:37 +0100 germanys-scholz-weathers-shocks-in-turbulent-first-year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Beijing Friday seeking to bolster a vital economic relationship but facing criticism about his country's heavy reliance on a nation growing more authoritarian under Xi Jinping. https://www.thelocal.de/20221104/germanys-scholz-arrives-in-china-to-boost-economic-ties Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:51:31 +0100 germanys-scholz-arrives-in-china-to-boost-economic-ties French President Emmanuel Macron hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for lunch on Wednesday, with both sides saying they made progress towards easing differences on energy and defence dogging the European Union's vital double act. https://www.thelocal.de/20221026/macron-and-scholz-enjoy-friendly-lunch-after-tensions-between-france-and-germany Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:31:55 +0200 macron-and-scholz-enjoy-friendly-lunch-after-tensions-between-france-and-germany Signs are growing that the crucial partnership between Germany and France is stumbling, experts say, just as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs place extreme stress on the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20221025/french-german-relationship-under-strain-as-eu-faces-harsh-tests Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:41:10 +0200 french-german-relationship-under-strain-as-eu-faces-harsh-tests 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20221023/eu-warned-germany-about-hamburg-port-chinese-investment Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:02:40 +0200 eu-warned-germany-about-hamburg-port-chinese-investment German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced a barrage of criticism on Thursday after a media report accused him of planning to push through Chinese investment in a Hamburg port despite grave reservations in his government. https://www.thelocal.de/20221020/german-chancellor-scholz-under-fire-over-alleged-support-for-china-project Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:04:12 +0200 german-chancellor-scholz-under-fire-over-alleged-support-for-china-project German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for the coronavirus and is displaying mild symptoms after returning from a tour of the Gulf, his spokesman said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20220926/german-chancellor-scholz-tests-positive-for-covid-after-gulf-tour Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:51:05 +0200 german-chancellor-scholz-tests-positive-for-covid-after-gulf-tour German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived Saturday in Saudi Arabia at the start of a two-day Gulf tour, in the hope of sealing new energy deals with the fossil fuel exporters. https://www.thelocal.de/20220924/germanys-scholz-in-saudi-arabia-on-gulf-energy-hunt Sat, 24 Sep 2022 20:09:17 +0200 germanys-scholz-in-saudi-arabia-on-gulf-energy-hunt Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday hailed Mikhail Gorbachev's role in reuniting Germany but lamented that the last Soviet leader's attempt to establish enduring democracy in Russia had "failed". https://www.thelocal.de/20220831/gorbachev-fundamentally-changed-my-life-says-merkel Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:20:28 +0200 gorbachev-fundamentally-changed-my-life-says-merkel Olaf Scholz has failed to win over most Germans with his work as Chancellor, according to a recent survey carried out by opinion pollers Insa. https://www.thelocal.de/20220821/majority-of-germans-dissatisfied-with-government-and-scholz-poll Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:10:08 +0200 majority-of-germans-dissatisfied-with-government-and-scholz-poll German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday denied helping a bank avoid paying back millions in tax rebates claimed under a huge fraud scam as he answered to a committee investigating the scandal.   https://www.thelocal.de/20220819/germanys-scholz-faces-grilling-over-tax-fraud-scandal Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:24:12 +0200 germanys-scholz-faces-grilling-over-tax-fraud-scandal The last time Germany hosted a G7 summit, then-chancellor Angela Merkel produced a series of viral images with Barack Obama, clinking giant mugs in a traditional Bavarian beer garden and communing against a verdant Alpine backdrop. https://www.thelocal.de/20220624/can-german-chancellor-scholz-create-a-merkel-like-buzz-at-the-g7-in-bavaria Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:31:01 +0200 can-german-chancellor-scholz-create-a-merkel-like-buzz-at-the-g7-in-bavaria Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to visit war-torn Ukraine before the G7 summit at the end of June, according to a German media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20220613/german-chancellor-scholz-planning-trip-to-kyiv Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:50:55 +0200 german-chancellor-scholz-planning-trip-to-kyiv Chancellor Olaf Scholz has found himself caught in the sticky web of Germany's notoriously outdated administrative processes, he has told a conference on digitalisation. https://www.thelocal.de/20220610/germanys-analogue-admin-is-even-annoying-the-chancellor Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:22:48 +0200 germanys-analogue-admin-is-even-annoying-the-chancellor