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German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.Scholz's coalition was brought down by internal fights about how to revive Europe's largest economy but a deadly car-ramming attack at a Christmas market last week has renewed the country's heated debates over …

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German President Steinmeier dissolves parliament for snap elections on February 23

Hindustan Times

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the German parliament, the Bundestag, during a statement to the media, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote, at Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

German President Steinmeier dissolves parliament, sets snap elections for February 2025 after collapse of Olaf Scholz’s

Live Mint

BERLIN -President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. "Especially in difficult times, like now, stability requires a government capable of acting, and reliable majorities in parliament," which was why early elections were the right way forward for …

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Germany’s president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23

Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition. Scholz lost a confidence vote on Dec. 16 and leads a minority government after his unpopular and notoriously rancorous three-party coalition collapsed on Nov. 6 when he fired his …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

German president dissolves parliament to pave way for February 23 snap elections

CNN

Berlin Reuters — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition. “Especially in difficult times, like now, stability requires a government capable of acting, and reliable majorities in parliament,” which was why early elections were the …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

German president dissolves parliament, snap elections due in Feb

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-27 18:07 BERLIN -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, paving the way for early federal elections. Steinmeier announced in Berlin that the snap elections will be held on Feb 23, as previously agreed by major political parties. This announcement came after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

German President dissolves parliament, calls for snap elections on February 23

India Today

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. "Especially in difficult times, like now, stability requires a government capable of acting, and reliable majorities in parliament," which was why early elections were the right way forward for Germany, …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

German president dissolves parliament, confirms February vote

Al Jazeera

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who lost confidence vote this month, will act as caretaker chancellor at time of rising turmoil. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the country’s parliament, confirming that snap elections prompted by the recent collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government will be held on February 23. Delivering a speech at Berlin’s Bellevue Palace on Friday, Steinmeier said that …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Germany set for snap election in February

CNN

CNN — Germany is set to hold a snap election on February 23 after an agreement was reached among parties in the country’s fractured parliament on Tuesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party said that the main parties had agreed on the date for a snap election. Last week, Germany’s governing coalition collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy …

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2 months, 1 week ago

German president visits Greek village gutted by Nazi forces

Raw Story

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will on Thursday visit the Greek village of Kandanos in Crete, site of one the worst atrocities committed by Nazi occupation forces during World War II. Meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Athens on Wednesday, Steinmeier said brutalities committed by the Nazis constitute "a difficult subject that plays a role in our relations, and which …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Greek Leaders Revive WWII Reparations Claim, Despite German Denials

Associated Press

Greek leaders have revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany's World War II occupation of Greece. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has stated that he cannot be legally obligated to compensate Greece for the atrocities committed during the occupation, as Germany has already settled its reparations in post-war agreements.

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

In Berlin for state visit, Macron makes plea to defend democracy

The Hindu

Emmanuel Macron arrived on Sunday in Berlin on the first state visit to Germany by a French President in a quarter century, bringing a plea to defend democracy against nationalism at upcoming European elections. "We forget too often that it's a fight" to protect democracy, Mr. Macron said. Ramping up his warning in Berlin, Mr. Macron urged Europeans "to go …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of thousands protest against far right in Germany

Al Jazeera

Rallies to protest against the Alternative for Germany party are held in Berlin, Munich and other cities. While national polls show AfD in second place behind the main centre-right opposition bloc and ahead of the parties in the government, demonstrations against the far-right party gained momentum after a January 10 report from investigative news website Correctiv revealed that migration policies …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Steinmeier says Arabs in Germany should distance themselves from Hamas

Al Jazeera

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germans of Arab and Palestinian descent should take steps to distance themselves from anti-Semitism and the Palestinian group Hamas as pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the country have triggered controversy. “Jews should never be made to account for Israel’s actions,” Hugh Lovatt, a foreign policy analyst with the European Council on Foreign Relations, said in a social …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Germany’s president apologises for killings in Tanzania under colonial rule

Al Jazeera

Steinmeier sought forgiveness from the descendants of hundreds of thousands of victims of violence more than a century ago. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologised for colonial-era killings in Tanzania during Germany’s rule and vowed to raise awareness of the atrocities in his country, in a step towards “communal healing” of the bloody past. ‘Communal processing’ Steinmeier said Germany was ready …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship

The Hindu

Germany’s Parliament on June 16 commemorated the 70th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Communist East that was brutally crushed by its Soviet-backed dictatorship. “The uprising of June 17 was not only directed against the increasing demand on workers, against low wages, high prices, empty shelves,” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech to lawmakers. “It was directed …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship in east

Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany’s parliament on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Communist east that was brutally crushed by its Soviet-backed dictatorship. “The uprising of June 17 was not only directed against the increasing demand on workers, against low wages, high prices, empty shelves,” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech to lawmakers. “It was …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Angela Merkel's own party questions her suitability for nation's top honour

The Telegraph

Angela Merkel's legacy was criticised by members of her own party amid controversy over the former leader being honoured with Germany's highest order of merit. “Naturally, she served the country well, but mistakes were made, grievous mistakes,” he said, listing the decision to shut down Germany’s nuclear energy facilities and opening the country's borders to refugees in 2015. Mr Steinmeier …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Charles III commorates WWII dead, child refugees in Hamburg

Associated Press

BERLIN — King Charles III commemorated the more than 30,000 people, mostly German civilians, who were killed in the Allied bombing of Hamburg almost 80 years ago as he visited the northern city Friday on the last leg of his first foreign trip since becoming monarch. Charles laid a wreath at the ruined church of St. Nikolai, now a memorial …

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1 year, 9 months ago

King Charles visits Germany in first overseas trip as monarch

India Today

King Charles spoke on Wednesday of the "enduring value" of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Germany, saying in his first state visit abroad since ascending the throne last year that he would do all he could to strengthen connections. "I have been struck by the warmth of the friendship between our nations," Charles said in a speech, delivered …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Britain's King Charles visits Germany in first overseas trip as monarch

Firstpost

Berlin: King Charles was greeted with military honours at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Wednesday as he began his first state visit abroad since becoming the British monarch, part of efforts to re-set relations with Europe post-Brexit. The fact that Charles had picked France and Germany for his first state visit, even before his coronation in May, was an …

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1 year, 9 months ago

’King’ Charles travels to Germany for the first time; here’s what is on agenda

Live Mint

King Charles, in his first state visit abroad since becoming the British monarch, will travel to Germany on March 29. Significance of King Charles' visit German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he had extended the invitation to Charles, who has visited Germany more than 40 times, at his mother's funeral in September last year. Anand Menon, director of academic think tank …

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1 year, 10 months ago

King Charles III picks France, Germany for 1st state visits

Associated Press

LONDON — King Charles III will travel to France and Germany for his first state visits since becoming monarch, Buckingham Palace said Friday, underscoring Britain’s efforts to build bridges with its European neighbors following years of strained relations caused by Brexit. Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, are set to visit the European Union’s two biggest countries March 26-31, hosted …

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2 years ago

Germany’s Quietly Growing Relations With Japan

The Diplomat

Three days before German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s controversial visit to China on November 4, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo. An interesting comparison shows how Germany’s relations with Japan are shifting: In the policy guidelines on the Indo-Pacific region adopted by the German government in 2020, the word “China” appears 62 times while “Japan” …

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German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date

German President Steinmeier dissolves parliament for snap elections on February 23

German President Steinmeier dissolves parliament, sets snap elections for February 2025 after collapse of Olaf Scholz’s

Germany’s president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23

German president dissolves parliament to pave way for February 23 snap elections

German president dissolves parliament, snap elections due in Feb

German President dissolves parliament, calls for snap elections on February 23

German president dissolves parliament, confirms February vote

Germany set for snap election in February

German president visits Greek village gutted by Nazi forces

Greek Leaders Revive WWII Reparations Claim, Despite German Denials

In Berlin for state visit, Macron makes plea to defend democracy

Hundreds of thousands protest against far right in Germany

Steinmeier says Arabs in Germany should distance themselves from Hamas

Germany’s president apologises for killings in Tanzania under colonial rule

Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship

Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship in east

Angela Merkel's own party questions her suitability for nation's top honour

Charles III commorates WWII dead, child refugees in Hamburg

King Charles visits Germany in first overseas trip as monarch

Britain's King Charles visits Germany in first overseas trip as monarch

’King’ Charles travels to Germany for the first time; here’s what is on agenda

King Charles III picks France, Germany for 1st state visits

Germany’s Quietly Growing Relations With Japan