Now playing Next Germany Olaf Scholz loses his cool as German energy debate gets heated The main opposition leader accused Scholz and his coalition of failing the German people amidst an energy crunch and soaring inflation, sparking an angry reaction. 07/09/2022
Now playing Next Germany Third German relief package approved after hours of negotiations The German Chancellor hopes to skim off the windfall profits from energy companies to help pay for plan. The so-called excess profits tax has also been discussed at the European level for weeks. Olaf Scholz says he hopes it'll make a massive difference in people's ability to deal with rising costs. 04/09/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany unveils new plan to tackle soaring energy costs Germany's government announced on Sunday a massive new aid plan aimed at tackling spiralling energy prices, with Scholz vowing no German will face the crisis "alone". 04/09/2022
Now playing Next Economy EU must reform to cope with enlarging to 30-36 members, says Scholz Scholz said the EU must adapt now for the arrival of new members such as Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and countries in the Western Balkans. 29/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany's Chancellor Scholz faces grilling over financial scandal Investigators are looking into whether political leaders - among them Olaf Scholz - pressured Hamburg's municipal tax office into waiving tens of millions of euros in tax fees. 19/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany German police investigate Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark Chancellor Olaf Scholz had slammed the remarks, saying that "any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable." 17/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban Chancellor Scholz says the EU should not be making it more difficult for Russians who want to flee Putin's regime, to leave the country. 16/08/2022
Now playing Next World News Portugal and Spain back Scholz over Iberia—central Europe gas pipeline The German chancellor said a pipeline linking the Iberian peninsula to central Europe was "sorely" lacking, as the continent seeks to wean itself off Russian gas supplies. 12/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Pressure grows on German chancellor Scholz over alleged tax scam ties Scholz has denied wrongdoing but is facing fresh questions over his meetings with a private bank in 2016 and 2017. 11/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Party officials reject bid to expel former German chancellor Schröder The SPD committee did note that Schröder's actions had damaged the party but did not break their rules. 08/08/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Scholz 'calls Putin's bluff' over turbine at centre of gas dispute According to the German leader, a turbine needed for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that Gazprom says is not ready, is in fact ready and can be delivered to Russia. 03/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany bails out gas branch of Finnish state-owned energy supplier The German government will take a roughly 30% stake in energy supplier Uniper as part of a rescue package prompted by surging prices for natural gas and reduced Russian deliveries, 22/07/2022
Now playing Next Green News 40 countries meet to address climate action as Europe is 'burning' Organisers have billed the two-day gathering as an opportunity to rebuild trust between rich and poor nations ahead of this year's UN climate summit (COP27). 18/07/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Macron, Scholz and Draghi back EU candidate status for Ukraine The move is "a strong, quick, expected gesture of hope and clarity that we want to send to Ukraine and its people," the French president said as the three leaders visited Kyiv. 16/06/2022
Now playing Next Republic of North Macedonia Bulgaria resists Scholz call for EU-North Macedonia accession talks Visiting Skopje, the German chancellor called for the EU to start membership talks, but seemed to achieve little progress in Sofia which reiterated its objections. 11/06/2022
Now playing Next World News Scholz asks Belgrade, Pristina to resolve Kosovo independence dispute After visiting Kosovo and Serbia on Friday, the German chancellor will continue his tour of the Balkans with trips to Greece, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. 10/06/2022
Now playing Next Europe News German MPs set to approve massive military spending spree The decision is expected to easily pass in the lower house of the Bundestag today and comes in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 03/06/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany to send Kyiv anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that his country will supply Ukraine with modern anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems, stepping up arms deliveries amid criticism that Germany isn’t doing enough to help Kyiv in its time of need. 01/06/2022
Now playing Next Switzerland Putin will not dictate peace terms in Ukraine, Scholz says On the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Vladimir Putin can't dictate peace terms in a war he "won't win." 26/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Kyiv slams 'second-class treatment' after Scholz dashes fast EU hopes It comes after Scholz had said there are no shortcuts to Ukraine's EU membership bid. 19/05/2022