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Germany's Scholz shuts door to UniCredit

Germany's Scholz shuts door to UniCredit after 'attack' on Commerzbank

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed as "an unfriendly attack" UniCredit's move to become the biggest investor in rival Commerzbank with a potential 21% stake, marking growing hostility towards the Italian bank.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 10h

UniCredit Ups Ante in Pursuit of Germany’s Commerzbank

The Italian lender moved to boost its Commerzbank stake above 20%, shrugging off German opposition to a possible takeover.

The Financial Times · 20h

Commerzbank warns UniCredit merger is threat to German businesses

Commerzbank’s management has warned the German government that a potential multibillion-euro merger with UniCredit is a threat to businesses that make up the backbone of Europes

Germany, Scholz

CNN · 12h

Regional victory brings Germany’s Scholz brief respite

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) staved off the far right in a regional election on Sunday, likely providing him only a brief reprieve from growing criticism of his leadership within his own party.

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Far right gains in another German state election, weakening Scholz’s grip

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD party narrowly beat the far-right Alternative for Germany in the Brandenburg election, which was seen as a referendum for him.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Scholz's Social Democrats Fend off Far-Right in German State Vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) managed to fend off the far-right AfD in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the party throughout the campaign, according to exit polls.

Germany, Brandenburg and AfD

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Germany's Brandenburg state votes, far-right AfD likely to notch up another win

Germans in the state of Brandenburg were voting in a regional election on Sunday with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) expected to finish first, building on successes in other eastern states and beating Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in one of their traditional strongholds.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

German Chancellor's Social Democrats Seek to Hold off Far Right in Brandenburg State Election

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany

Newsweek on MSN · 12h

German Far-Right Narrowly Held Back in State Election

Germany's Social Democrats won in the eastern state of Brandenburg, pushing out the far-right AfD in a tightly contested race.

Scholz meets Zelensky, says Germany will not let Kyiv use its weapons on Russian soil

"Germany will not lift any restrictions. This does not depend on my personal attitude," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on ...

Germany’s SPD benefits from keeping Olaf Scholz in background

Chancellor has lost his three-year-old hero factor in recent elections. He has even been dropped from SPD posters ...

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Scholz's party dismisses questions about German leader's election candidacy

The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next year’s national ...

Scholz: Germany won't lift limits on Ukraine's long-range strikes

Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted on Monday that he will not loosen the rules for the use of German weapons in Ukraine's ...

Irish Examiner1hOpinion

Irish Examiner view: Germany's SPD did not quite get a ringing endorsement in Brandenburg

What was widely regarded as a referendum on Olaf Scholz’s federal government turned out to be a two-point win for his SPD ...

13h

German Conservatives Nominate Friedrich Merz to Challenge Scholz Next Year

Germany’s opposition conservative alliance formally nominated Christian Democratic Union Chairman Friedrich Merz to challenge ...

10h

Olaf Scholz has been saved by pensioners, but for how long?

Olaf Scholz was no doubt sighing with relief on Monday after pensioners and former non-voters turned out to defend his Social ...

17h

Germany: Brandenburg election brings relief for ruling SPD

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats managed to fight off the far-right AfD in the regional vote. However, questions ...

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