German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said the presidency of Donald Trump would "be a challenge" but stressed he wanted to build on the foundations of the "stable" relationship between America and Europe.

The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election, called for an investigation into why the Afghan suspect was even in Germany.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz reminded Germans Thursday of their responsibility for the "civilisational rupture" of the Holocaust, in a speech marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

The European Union is working on a proposal for bloc-wide purchase incentives for electric vehicles to support the bloc’s struggling automakers, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said combating antisemitism is becoming increasingly important in the face of "shameless attempts to normalize far-right positions." Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said it was "outrageous and shameful" that the Jewish community still faces discrimination.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he opposes any increase in arms deliveries to Ukraine if they would require cuts elsewhere in the budget. "I'm against us taking this from pensions. I'm against us doing this through cuts to local governments.

Merz, whose centre-right bloc currently tops the polls, is toughening his stance on migration ahead of federal elections next month. View on euronews

A deadly knife attack on a play school group in Germany, where an Afghan man was arrested at the scene, reignited a bitter immigration debate on Thursday, a month before elections.

PARIS — The leaders of France and Germany agree that both countries must act for a "strong" Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris.