The die is cast: the European Investment Bank (EIB) is going to have to become more involved in European rearmament. A group of 14 countries has sent a letter to the president of the EU’s large financial arm, Nadia Calviño, urging her to become more involved in financing the defense industry. European leaders ask the … Read more
EIt wasn’t a surprise: Neither Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier nor Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as Russian President. “There will be no letter to Putin,” said presidential office spokeswoman Cerstin Gammelin to the “Tagesspiegel”. In a statement by Steinmeier distributed on Platform Scholz “did not congratulate” Putin. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock … Read more
Germany, France and Poland tried this Friday to offer an image of strong support for Ukraine in a context of doubts about whether it has enough weapons to resist the Russian offensive. The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, have agreed to immediately buy more … Read more
Germany, France and Poland tried this Friday to offer an image of strong support for Ukraine in a context of doubts about whether it has enough weapons to resist the Russian offensive. The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, have agreed to immediately buy more … Read more
BBefore the Federal Chancellor and the French President met with the Polish Prime Minister on Friday afternoon in the format of the “Weimar Triangle”, the two of them had a bilateral meeting in the Chancellery at lunchtime. This was eagerly awaited, after weeks of ever-increasing differences between Berlin and Paris, after debates about who in … Read more
NAfter the special meeting of the Defense Committee on the possible delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine on Monday, there may have been a betrayal of secrets. This involves technical details about target data planning for the Taurus cruise missiles, which were discussed in the secret part of the meeting and apparently later appeared … Read more
FFrance and Germany want to appear united against President Vladimir Putin in time for the Russian presidential elections. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to attend a debate at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Friday. The conversation with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is to be followed by a short-term Weimar triangular meeting with Polish Prime … Read more
Dhe debate about German cruise missiles continues. Within the opposition and also the traffic light government there are vehement supporters of delivering the Taurus to Ukraine. They argue that France and Great Britain have already handed over similar longer-range weapons. This speaks against the Chancellor’s arguments that Germany is becoming a warring party with a … Read more