Trump imposed a 20 per cent import tax on all EU-made products in early April as part of a set of tariffs targeting countries ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a confidence vote following the collapse of his coalition government. He has lost the vote, paving the way for elections in February. DW has the latest.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and announced a confidence vote that is widely expected to fail and pave the way to early elections in the spring.

BERLIN — On the last Saturday in February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gathered with his top advisers in his vast, glass-walled office and read aloud a speech condemning Russia’s invasion of ...

Birth name: Olaf Scholz Father: Gerhard Scholz, textile worker Mother: Christel Scholz, textile worker Marriage: Britta Ernst (1998-present) Education: University of Hamburg, J.D., 1984 ...

New elected German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and former Chancellor Angela Merkel laughs together during a handover ceremony in the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.

Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel wished Olaf Scholz good luck doing "the best job there is." The new German parliament elected Scholz as Merkel departs after 16 years at the helm of Europe's ...

Olaf Scholz, who is expected to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor in December, during a news conference in Berlin this month. Tobias Schwarz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

How Clinton’s ‘Basket of Deplorables’ Taught Germany a Lesson Olaf Scholz rooted his campaign in respect—and won. By Yasmeen Serhan Morris MacMatzen / Getty September 27, 2021 ...

BERLIN — When Olaf Scholz asked his fellow Social Democrats to nominate him as their candidate for chancellor, some inside his own camp publicly wondered if the party should bother fielding a ...

hen Olaf Scholz became the Social Democratic Party (SPD) chancellor candidate in August 2020, his bid to succeed Angela Merkel at the helm of Europe’s largest economy looked like the dictionary ...