Scholz urges China to talk to Ukraine, not deliver weapons to Russia
Olaf Scholz on Thursday chided China for not condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, while also urging Beijing to discuss its ideas for peace directly with Ukraine and to refrain from...
View ArticleSanctions on China loom large as von der Leyen to meet Biden in US
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Washington next week, with China’s potential supply of weapons to Russia expected to be high on the agenda of a meeting...
View ArticleGermany’s Scholz says China ‘declared it will not deliver’ weapons to Russia
MESEBERG, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said China had declared it won’t supply Russia with weapons for its war against Ukraine, suggesting that Berlin has received bilateral...
View ArticleGermany’s Scholz refuses to back down in car engine standoff with Brussels
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday made clear that he’s fully behind the effort to press the European Commission to amend its effort to ban the sale of new polluting combustion engine vehicles...
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Germany closes ranks to stop the end of the car
BERLIN — The EU’s largest economy is becoming the bloc’s biggest troublemaker. In an effort to protect its leading industry from the wrenching change of scrapping combustion-engine cars, Germany is...
View ArticleIn Nord Stream bombings probe, German investigators see Ukraine link, reports...
BERLIN — German prosecutors have found “traces” of evidence indicating that Ukrainians may have been involved in the explosions that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, according...
View ArticleGermany’s effort to save the combustion engine gains allies
The Czech, German and Italian transport ministers aim to gather like-minded counterparts in Brussels on Monday to figure out a way to save the combustion engine from an EU ban in 2035, two diplomats...
View ArticleTop Scholz ally slams German government over blockade on EU car engine law
BERLIN — A regional German leader from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party harshly criticized the government Wednesday over its last-minute blockade of the EU’s plan to phase out the...
View ArticleGermany’s Habeck sees ‘no pressure from US’ to curb China economic ties
BERLIN — German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Thursday that the United States isn’t pressuring his government to curtail economic links with China in sensitive areas and that Germany has its own...
View ArticleFrance attacks ‘dangerous’ German effort to change EU car engine rules
France is ready to “fight” Germany to save EU green transport legislation which effectively bans the sale of combustion engine-installed cars and vans from 2035, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said...
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Europe lurches into civil war over car engine ban
BRUSSELS — The future of the internal combustion engine is turning into a Franco-German war. An alliance of car-friendly countries led by Germany on Monday dialed up the temperature in a fight against...
View ArticleGermany pitches e-fuel fix in car engine standoff with Brussels
BERLIN — The German government tried to defuse a growing conflict with the EU by proposing changes to green transport legislation in a letter sent Wednesday to the European Commission, according to an...
View ArticleFinland gears up for Turkey’s NATO blessing, as Sweden gets left behind
BRUSSELS — Turkey is expected to greenlight Finland’s NATO membership in the coming days — while leaving its running mate Sweden in limbo. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö announced Wednesday he will...
View ArticleGermany to put 2 percent NATO spending pledge in writing
BERLIN — Germany will soon commit itself for the first time in writing to hitting NATO’s 2 percent defense spending target, according to several people familiar with the plan. The pledge will come as...
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Parliament’s Metsola slams Germany’s bid to resolve car ban standoff
The European Parliament doesn’t like the look of Germany’s proposed backroom deal with Brussels to save the combustion engine. Roberta Metsola, the Parliament’s president, will write in a letter to EU...
View ArticleIn rare rebuke, Germany’s Scholz voices ‘great concern’ over Israel’s...
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz issued rare criticism of the Israeli government Thursday, expressing “great concern” over planned judicial reforms that have sparked protests. Scholz made the...
View ArticleFrance-Germany feud heats up over cars and nuclear
BERLIN — A growing row between Germany and France risks crashing into a crucial EU summit later this week. EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss economic competitiveness...
View ArticleEngine standoff deepens as Brussels refuses to reopen green car deal
BRUSSELS — The European Commission will only go so far to please Germany and Italy in their battle to save the combustion engine from the clutches of an EU ban. The Commission has rebuffed the German...
View ArticleGermany and France steal the show — again
Germany’s coalition government can’t stop bickering. France is a country in revolt. And the EU’s two biggest countries are bringing their baggage to Brussels. EU leaders had hoped to focus on the...
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Coalition blues make German Greens see red
BERLIN — Germans want to save the climate. They’re just reluctant to take the potentially painful steps this would require. A growing backlash over climate-friendly policies is now hitting the German...
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