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Germany’s Scholz inks gas deal with United Arab Emirates
Olaf Scholz culminated a two-day trip to the Persian Gulf region by signing a gas deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, but the German chancellor’s mission was overshadowed by human...
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When will Europe learn to defend itself?
PARIS/BERLIN — Thirty years after the horrors of the Balkan wars laid bare Western Europe’s incapacity to deal with conflict on European soil, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is demonstrating how little...
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Germany set to backtrack on nuclear phaseout
BERLIN — Germany will “probably” extend the runtime of two of its three remaining nuclear power plants until April, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Tuesday, blaming energy supply issues in France...
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Macron, Scholz plan Berlin dinner to talk energy crisis, Russia tensions
BERLIN/PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to travel to Berlin on Monday to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a working dinner, three officials familiar with preparations for the...
View ArticleGermany introduces €200B gas price cap to counter Russia’s ‘energy war’
BERLIN — The German government will take on €200 billion in fresh debt to implement a gas price cap aimed at shielding consumers and companies from high energy costs, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced...
View ArticleGerman audit court slams Scholz’s €200B gas price cap
Germany’s Federal Audit Court on Thursday sharply criticized the government for its plan to cap gas prices, implicitly accusing the government of bypassing debt rules with a €200 billion special fund...
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Germany opposes EU price cap on all gas imports
BERLIN — The German government said Friday it remains opposed to an EU-wide mechanism to enforce a price cap on nautral gas imports — just one day after unveiling a giant €200 billion package to...
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Tensions flare over the EU’s new irresponsible big spender: Germany
What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, when Europe was in the throes of the eurozone crisis, Germany led the drive for austerity. Now the rest of Europe is fuming about Germany’s heavy...
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Germany pushes back on joint-debt plan as EU’s energy fight deepens
LUXEMBOURG/BERLIN — Germany on Tuesday poured cold water on a proposal by France and Italy’s European commissioners to issue new EU-denominated debt to tackle the economic fallout from the energy...
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Scholz’s ‘Germany First’ energy plan fires Franco-Italian revolt in Brussels
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s blinkered focus on German rather than EU priorities in the energy crisis is blowing up on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, whose all-important French and...
View ArticleGermany lashes back at energy plan critics, pointing to French subsidies
BERLIN — The German government is punching back against criticism from France and its EU commissioner over Berlin’s €200 billion gas price relief scheme, arguing that Paris is rolling out energy...
View ArticleSpain’s Sánchez warns Germany that €200B energy plan must not disturb EU...
A CORUÑA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Berlin’s €200 billion gas price relief scheme must not lead to disturbances and unfair competition in...
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Smiles can’t hide simmering energy spat at Europe’s new political forum
PRAGUE — It was all smiles, small talk and prolonged handshakes as dozens of global leaders gathered in Prague for the inaugural European Political Community meeting on Thursday — but already, a row...
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Germany aims for ‘G7 plus’ global alliance to lower gas prices
PRAGUE — Germany has proposed a plan to bring down gas prices by forming a buyers’ alliance with energy-hungry countries in Asia to convince big exporters to lower costs. Chancellor Olaf Scholz...
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Disagreements and delays: EU leaders punt on energy plans
PRAGUE — EU leaders left myriad questions unanswered Friday as they concluded a summit in Prague, delaying final decisions on combating sky-high energy prices to future meetings. Friday’s gathering —...
View Article‘Sabotage’ causes major train disruption in northern Germany
BERLIN — German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said Saturday that “sabotage acts on the cable network” were responsible for a serious outage of train traffic in large parts of northern Germany,...
View ArticleG7 to discuss Ukraine, energy prices following German push for global gas talks
BERLIN — G7 leaders will hold a videoconference on Tuesday to discuss the escalating war in Ukraine as well as efforts to bring down gas prices — just days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pitched...
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Germany’s Scholz to travel to China on November 3-4
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is planning to travel to China on November 3-4, making him the first G7 leader to visit the People’s Republic since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, two...
View ArticleGermany’s Scholz claims he ‘always’ knew Putin would weaponize energy
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sparked controversy Tuesday by saying that he always knew Russian President Vladimir Putin was going to use energy as a weapon. The statement triggered criticism...
View ArticleGermany keeps door open to using EU loans amid energy crisis
BERLIN — The German government stressed Tuesday that it is not willing to discuss fresh EU debt via loans “at present” — but it left open the door to potentially endorsing such a plan later. Bloomberg...
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