UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer has invited the outgoing German chancellor and other key leaders to a defence meeting in London on Sunday. View on euronews
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Hosted on MSNGermany's bold defense move challenges NATO spending rulesDuring the Munich Security Conference, Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized that Germany is ready for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact. This reform would involve excluding defense investments that exceed NATO's target of 2% of GDP from budgetary discipline.
Germans are set to take to the polling stations on Sunday to decide on their next government in Sunday's federal election. Four candidates are competing for the top chancellor job, incumbent Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD),
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DPA International on MSNScholz acknowledges defeat, will remain in office until new coalitionGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday evening that he would remain in office until the next coalition government is formed, after initial election results showed his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) suffering a historic defeat.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said that any debate on sending peacekeepers to Ukraine was "completely premature" and "highly inappropriate" while the war was ongoing.European leaders held emergency talks in Paris to agree a coordinated response to a shock policy shift on the war by the new US administration of Donald Trump.
Europe may need its own military alliance instead of NATO
"For the future of Europe it will be very important that we do everything possible to ensure" that countries can meet the NATO defense spending target of at least 2% of GDP, Scholz told reporters after the summit in Paris.
Top German politicians and chancellor candidates, in a final TV debate, traded blows over topics such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, defense expenditures, and healthcare. DW has more.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said there should be "no split ... President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on European NATO members to increase their defense spending as high as 5% of ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to see a strong and sovereign Europe, he said on Monday, ahead of hastily arranged talks in Paris following signals that the United States is no longer seeking Europe's input on ending the Ukraine conflict.
Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz leads the race, while far-right AfD eyes historic gains. Over 500,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to see a strong and sovereign Europe, he said on Monday, ahead of hastily arranged talks in Paris following signals that the United States is no longer seeking Europe's input on ending the Ukraine conflict.
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