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,

Germany's economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope of a speedy recovery as Europe's traditional powerhouse is also mired in political crisis.

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.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed the importance of "cool heads" in the face of uncertainty.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany's responsibility to pass down the memory of the Holocaust to each generation "will not end." He also warned of an "alarming normalization" of antisemitism on ...

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 ...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that he does not expect the United States to halt military aid to Ukraine after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

The fragile three-way coalition in the Bundestag has shattered. Olaf Scholz, the chancellor, has lost a vote of confidence and Germany is hurtling towards a snap federal election on Feb 23 – more than six months ahead of schedule. So who is tipped to ...

Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said US tech billionaire Elon Musk is threatening European democracy with his attacks on political leaders and support for the far right.

Germany is in the middle of its worst economic slowdown in years. Official figures show two years of consecutive GDP contraction, and 2025 is unlikely to bring any relief, projected at near-zero growth.

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector’s woes have sparked