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Would-be German chancellor Scholz jumps the gun on EU expansion eastward, which may provoke more states to follow the UK and exit

In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrats’ candidate in the upcoming general election, said that Russia…

3 years ago

UK PM Boris Johnson & Chancellor Sunak now WILL self-isolate after backlash over initial decision not to

Johnson and Sunak sparked anger on Sunday after it was revealed that they would not self-isolate, despite having come into…

3 years ago

UK PM Johnson & Chancellor Sunak won’t self-isolate despite having had contact with infected health minister

Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace “as contacts of someone…

3 years ago

Austria’s Chancellor Kurz says he won’t resign if charged in parliament testimony perjury case

Speaking to Austrian media, Kurz maintained he had not committed any wrongdoing, maintaining that he did not provide the parliament…

3 years ago

Austrian Chancellor & German Foreign Minister warn new EU sanctions against Russia won’t work, as both call for dialogue instead

Speaking to Swiss daily newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke out against the idea of new restrictive measures…

3 years ago

German chancellor election: CDU’s Laschet secures place on ballot after party top brass pick him over CSU-friendly rival Soeder

The CDU executive board held a six-hour virtual debate on Monday evening to discuss whether to nominate Laschet or CSU…

3 years ago

Merkel’s party bigwigs back chair Armin Laschet to run for chancellor after competing bid from head of Bavarian sister party

The CDU committee convened in Berlin on Monday to discuss who should run from the party in the September general…

3 years ago

As Germans flirt with idea of first Green Chancellor, a key opposition figure warns of the party’s ‘cultural Marxist’ agenda

Spring has arrived with a burst of new growth for the German Greens, giving rise to the biggest potential upset…

3 years ago

‘End of Merkel’s era’ or ‘show of strength’? German politicians split over chancellor’s U-turn on Easter lockdown

Merkel “had no choice” but to pull the plug on the restrictions after facing protests from the public, her political…

3 years ago

Austrian chancellor suspects ‘secret contracts’ signed at ‘vaccine bazaar’ behind unequal jab distribution in EU

“Deliveries are not happening in line with population,” Kurz told a press conference organized at short notice on Friday. He…

3 years ago