German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed. The result sparked calls from victorious conservative CDU-CSU bloc for the centre-left Scholz to change course or pave the way for new elections. The opposition […]
The German refugee advocacy group Pro Asyl has condemned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s initiative to allow deportations of serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria. “International law clearly prohibits any deportations to Afghanistan and Syria,” Pro Asyl’s managing director Karl Kopp told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper in remarks published on Friday. Kopp described Scholz’s proposed plans […]
Activists from Germany’s Last Generation climate group targeted the office of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Thursday, painting the message “Be honest!” on the building. Police said nine people were involved in the action at the Federal Chancellery, which according to Last Generation was addressed to Scholz directly. In a statement, the group asked […]
Rishi Sunak praised Germany’s support for Ukraine during his first visit to Berlin as Britain’s prime minister. Britain stands alongside Germany “as the two biggest supporters of Ukraine” in Europe, the Conservative politician said on Wednesday. Sunak also applauded Scholz’s “historic decision” in 2022 to sharply increase defence spending, and Berlin’s recent announcement that it […]
Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany, has expressed his gratitude to the German government for assisting Ukraine to defend itself against Russia. Source: Deutsche Welle, citing Makeiev in an interview with rbb24 Inforadio radio station, as reported by European Pravda Details: Makeiev praised the German government for supporting Ukraine. “This government has its head on […]