Scholz's challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month
Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election
Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spills over into an election
Germany's Likely Next Chancellor Demands Migration Crackdown After Knife Attack
Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.
Germany's opposition leader Merz under fire for vowing migration crackdown
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected chancellor in next month's vote. View on euronews
German opposition leader vows asylum reforms after knife attack
Germany's opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spilled over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner.
Germany's Scholz: 'Shameful' antisemitism still in society
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said combating antisemitism is becoming increasingly important in the face of "shameless attempts to normalize far-right positions." Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday ...
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Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz (SPD) ist seit Dezember 2021 der neunte Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Er wurde 1958 in Osnabrück geboren, wuchs in Hamburg auf und studierte dort Jura. Nach seinem ...
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Scholz delivers his political eulogy
As ever with Olaf Scholz, his cri de cœur sounded more like a whimper. "Let us fight!" Germany's caretaker chancellor exclaimed in his familiar monotone at the close of a nearly hourlong ...
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Elon Musk and Olaf Scholz Clash Over Free Speech and Far-Right Allegations
A heated exchange has erupted between Elon Musk and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following Scholz’s remarks condemning the ...
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German foreign minister criticises Scholz for blocking more Ukraine aid, report says
Jan 17 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock indirectly criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to approve a further 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion) in additional ...
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Zeitenflipflop: Why Olaf Scholz got weak-kneed on Ukraine (again)
Olaf Scholz fought with his former finance minister over how to pay for aid to Ukraine – but now he's unsure he wants to spend the money. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images) BERLIN ...
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Germany’s Scholz ignites fierce debate by making Ukraine aid contingent on borrowing
BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has set off a fierce political debate in Germany by making new Ukraine aid contingent on loosening his country’s strict spending restraints. As invading Russian ...
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Germany's Scholz does not expect US to stop Ukraine aid under Trump
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that he does not expect the United States to halt military aid to Ukraine after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.