President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 28, 2021. Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans are holding an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the six countries’ path to membership in the … Read more
By Manish Chand SCHOLSS ELAMU (MUNICH):The climate has literally changed in Schloss Elmau – the ultra-luxe Alpine resort in Bavaria which is hosting the G7 summit of the world’s wealthiest countries. It was unusually warm in the day here and by evening, the mountains were washed with a torrent of rain, awakening global attention to … Read more
Germany will supply Ukraine with the IRIS-T air defence system, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, following pleas from Kyiv and German opposition parties to step up heavy weapons deliveries. Scholz said Germany had been “delivering continuously since the beginning of the war”, pointing to more than 15 million rounds of ammunition, 100,000 grenades and over 5,000 … Read more
Germany is headed for weeks, if not months, of protracted coalition haggling as Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s conservatives insisted Monday on trying to form a government even after losing to the Social Democrats in a tight race. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, who led the Social Democrats’ (SPD) campaign, said Europe’s biggest power would not be thrown … Read more
Germany headed into a period of unpredictability Monday after a tight election saw both main parties claim the right to lead Europe’s biggest economy, leaving the question of who will succeed Angela Merkel wide open. Preliminary results showed that the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) had won the largest share of the vote at 25.7 percent, … Read more