German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his coalition has a “stable foundation” and has achieved a lot in its first 10 weeks ...

Olaf Scholz, who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor about three weeks ago, gave the traditional New Year’s Eve address for the first time and called for unity and vaccinations. By Christopher ...

Ukraine accused Olaf Scholz of opening a “Pandora’s box” after he held a phone call with Vladimir Putin in an effort to bring about an end to the war. The German chancellor spoke with Putin ...

Topline One day after Vice President JD Vance delivered a scathing speech to European leaders in Munich, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took the same stage to offer an apparent rebuke to Vance’s ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Germany’s 84 million residents to stick together despite the many global crises and wars, the country’s ailing economy and a deadly Christmas market attack ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to hold telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil in November. It will be the first contact between them in almost ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter" and urged mainstream parties to ...

In November, Scholz's government collapsed after the Free Democrat Party quit over the country's debt. An early election to replace Scholz will occur on Feb. 23 following Monday's no-confidence vote.

The costs of net-zero climate policies continue to roil Western politics, and the latest evidence is the collapse last week of Chancellor Olaf Scholz ’s coalition in Germany, paving the way for ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected calls for a no-confidence vote after he fired his finance minister in a signal that his coalition government was collapsing, saying he will lead ...