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EU leaders head into divisive summit on energy crisis

European Union leaders head into a two-day summit with opposing views over if and how the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its strategy to choke off gas supplies to the bloc

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz blasts Putin's 'scorched earth' tactics, warns on gas price cap

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using energy and hunger as weapons but has failed to break the West's unity and will not achieve his war aims through scorched earth tactics, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.

Reuters

Macron vows to preserve Franco-German alliance

France's President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday that he was working hard to repair strained ties with Germany and to preserve the alliance underpinning EU unity. His remarks come after a regular Franco-German summit was postponed until January when Berlin indicated that it needed "more time" to find common ground with…

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French, German meeting postponed as cracks emerge over energy, defence

The French and German governments have postponed a meeting planned for next week until January, officials said on Wednesday, after what sources told Reuters were divisions including over energy policy and defence.

Reuters

German nuclear power extension wins Green minister's endorsement

Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday endorsed the decision of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to use his executive authority to settle a long-running row within the coalition over extending the life of Germany's three remaining nuclear power stations.

Reuters

Greens leaders back German nuke extension, grassroots angry

Senior members of Germany’s environmentalist Greens party have indicated that they would accept Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s decision to extend the lifetime of the country’s three remaining nuclear plants for a few months

The Independent UK

German foreign minister urges caution in China relationship

The German foreign minister says her country must avoid repeating with China the mistakes it made in its relationship with Russia over recent years

The Independent UK

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EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations to allow all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April

The Independent UK

Scholz orders 3 German nuclear plants to run until mid-April

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered ministers to prepare to keep all of Germany’s three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April to fend off a possible energy crunch

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz calls for bigger European Union

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called for an expanded European Union, telling a gathering of European social democrats that it would then be able to better pull its weight in global affairs.

Reuters

German chancellor calls for EU reforms, military autonomy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for reforms of the European Union to make it fit for the admission of new countries as well as more military autonomy of the 27-country pact

The Independent UK

Germany hopes to get key raw material from Mongolia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country wants to strengthen ties to Mongolia, citing the country’s wealth of key commodities such as copper and rare earth metals

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz vows solution to nuclear power dispute next week

The German government will resolve a dispute over nuclear power in the coming days, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, after plans to delay the nation's nuclear phase-out beyond the end of the year exposed cracks in the coalition.

Reuters

Crunch talks scheduled for Thursday to help solve German nuclear impasse-sources

Members of Germany's government, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, have scheduled a call with the operators of the country's remaining nuclear plants to solve an impasse over life-time extensions, two people familiar with the matter said.

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The Independent UK

Germany's Merkel defends decision to get Russian natural gas

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended decisions made during her tenure to buy natural gas from Russia

The Guardian - UK

Germany still a ‘teenager’ in leading foreign security policy, says Scholz aide

Wolfgang Schmidt asks for patience from allies urging his country to head efforts to support Ukraine

Reuters

Germany's Scholz: Putin's war against Ukraine part of larger crusade against West

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscored the implications of the war in Ukraine for the West in a speech on Thursday, calling it part of a crusade by Russia against liberal democracy.

The Independent UK

Senior German state official quits over 2021 flood response

A senior German state official has announced his resignation amid questions over his management of deadly floods that hit his region last year

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Berlin sees no need for further EU debt to ease energy crisis

Germany does not see the need for further European Union debt to tackle the bloc's energy crisis, a government spokesperson said, after a media report said Berlin would change its position and support a joint issuance of EU debt through loans.

Reuters

Germany will discuss US inflation act with Washington - Scholz

Germany will discuss the United States' Inflation Reduction Act with Washington to address competition concerns, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Scholz: if Germany continues to adapt, we will make it through winter

Germany will make it through the winter if citizens, companies and policymakers continue to adapt to the country's changed energy situation, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.

Reuters

German coalition, beset by crises, could get more fractious after vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's faced the prospect of a more divided government after one of his coalition partners vowed to assert itself more strongly following a drubbing in a state election.

The Independent UK

Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses in new energy crisis plan

Europe’s largest economy must cut consumption by 20 per cent to avoid potential shortages, expert warns

The Guardian - UK

Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses

One-off full reimbursement will be followed by subsidy scheme in spring to cap bills

The Independent UK

German expert panel proposes 2-stage gas price subsidy

A government-appointed expert panel is proposing a two-stage system for distributing up to $195 billion in subsidies Germany has announced to ease the strain of high energy prices

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