Olaf Scholz, Germany’s new finance minister, criticized a return toward protectionism and nationalism as European Union leaders take steps to avoid trade tariffs announced by the Trump administration.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Europe "will not duck and hide" from the incoming US administration, as he visited Paris for key talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. Ahead of ...

Germany is increasing its defense spending in response to the threat posed by Russia, with plans to reach the NATO target of ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Monday for an expansion of the 5G mobile network in Europe at the Nordic summit on security and competitiveness in Stockholm. "We have to ...

Increasing numbers in his own center-left party say he should, arguing for a more charismatic leader who might better their electoral chances. By Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley Christopher ...

MUNICH (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a strong rebuke on Saturday to U.S. Vice President JD Vance's attack on Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right, saying it was ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the introduction of Europe-wide measures to increase uptake of electric vehicles, in a speech at Ford Motor Corp’s factory in Cologne, just weeks after the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, pictured on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, criticized the comments of U.S. Vice President JD Vance. At the second day of the Munich ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/LM Otero/AP The costs of net-zero climate policies ...

Second, look at the opposition. Mr Scholz may be the most unpopular chancellor of modern times. But his main opponent, Friedrich Merz, the cdu/csu candidate, fares little better (see chart), and he is ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Europe "will not duck and hide" in response to Donald Trump's return as US president. Speaking in Paris ahead of a meeting with French President ...