Scholz travels to Beijing despite demands to adopt a harder stance toward China

This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Beijing in what is quickly becoming a controversial trip, as domestic and EU pressure mounts for a tougher stance against China.

Scholz is the first Western leader to visit the Asian nation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He ...

WHAT GREEN GERMAN CHANCELLOR MEAN FOR CENTRAL EUROPE

Highlights:

• Green German has proposed the name of young and moderate, Annalena Baerlock as the candidate for chancellor.
• Germany’s ruling party, CDU/CSU has chosen Armin Laschet as the candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in September 2...

GERMANY DENIES TALKS BETWEEN ANGELA MERKEL AND ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO OF BELARUS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claims Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel called him, requesting to talk.
• Germany is denying Lukashenko‘s claims, saying that there were no talks between two leaders.
• Protestors in Belar...

EU APPROVES LANDMARK 750 BILLION-EURO VIRUS RECOVERY FUND

HIGHLIGHTS

• EU leaders had a meeting to discuss strategy to contain the outbreak of coronavirus in their respective countries.
• EU leaders have together approved 750 billion Euros as virus recovery fund.

On Tuesday, 21 JUL 2020, many E...

ANGELA MERKEL SAYS WE WILL BE LIVING WITH VIRUS FOR A LONG TIME

Highlights

• Germany is prepared to contribute towards EU budget as being Europe’s largest economy and also in the spirit of solidarity

• Germany’s lockdown is already extended till May 3 and Germany will cautiously take decisions over reopening the econo...

Greece wishes to take part in the Libya talks in Berlin

Greece called for a Berlin meeting to discuss a path to peace in Libya, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Tuesday.

The news came in a regular press conference when Petsas was asked about the "absence" of Greece from any diplomatic efforts related to the Libyan c...

The European Union looks at trade arrangements post-Brexit

Following Brexit, the new president of the European Commission told reporters on Friday, the European Union looks forward to zero tariffs, zero limits, and zero dumpings in trade with Britain.

Speaking after a two-day European leadership summit, Ursula von der Leyen expressed hope for t...