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Relations strained after Kyiv said it would prefer visit from German chancellor

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was disappointed the lower house of parliament on Thursday voted against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for people over 60, but would not launch a second attempt to push for a mandate.

The European Union must support the Western Balkan countries in their bid to join the bloc as soon as possible as part of its strategy to secure regional peace, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday.

Ukraine needs a Marshall Plan to deal with the consequences of Russia's invasion, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Tuesday.

Bundestag approved the law change on Friday despite a record number of Covid infections

Germany will sharply hike its spending on defense to more than 2% of its economic output in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told an extraordinary session of the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Sunday.

Bundestag debate on general mandate unlikely before end of March when Covid-19 cases are forecast to fall

BERLIN -- The Bundestag, the lower house of Germany's parliament, began a debate on making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory Wednesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has requested that the law be enacted, saying it is necessary for anyone over the age of 18.