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Russia planning ‘decisive energy blow to all Europeans’, Ukraine’s Zelensky warns

President Zelensky tells Europeans to expect difficult winter

The Independent UK

Russia aiming to ‘destroy normal life’ in Europe after pipeline closure, says Zelensky

He accuses Moscow of purposely shutting down a main pipeline supplying gas to Europe

Evening Standard

Germany announces energy windfall tax and €65bn package to help ease prices

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says country ‘will get through this winter’ as he accuses Russia of breaking contract

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine PM thanks Germany for solidarity and calls for more weapons

Denys Shmyhal’s comments on visit to Berlin show easing of tensions over response to Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

Germany agrees 65bn-euro inflation relief package

Berlin (AFP) - The German government on Sunday unveiled a new multi-billion-euro plan to help households cope with soaring prices, and said it was eyeing windfall profits from energy companies to help fund the relief.

AFP

German leaders announce new energy, inflation relief plan

Germany will invest an additional 65 billion euros in a new round of measures aimed at easing the sting of inflation and high energy prices for consumers

The Independent UK

Germany to use windfall tax income to reduce energy prices for end consumers

Germany's government will use income from windfall taxes to lower end-consumer prices for gas, oil and coal, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, announcing measures to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices on its population.

Reuters

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Germany rejects Poland’s claim it owes €1.3tn in war reparations

Foreign ministry spokesperson says matter is ‘closed’ after Jarosław Kaczyński says Poland will formally request damages

The Guardian - UK

Scholz: Germany will get through winter, even without Russian gas

Germany will likely get through the winter without a crisis even if Russian gas supplies stop, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, adding that the country could draw on its gas stores and get more deliveries from Norway or the Netherlands.

Reuters

Germany celebrates revival of river once called 'open sewer'

The stench is gone and, slowly, the fish are returning to the Emscher, a river through western Germany’s industrial heartland that for decades was not just a blot on the landscape but officially deemed an open sewer

The Independent UK

Putin, who mourned USSR loss, offers Gorbachev faint praise

Russian President Vladimir Putin famously described the Soviet Union’s collapse as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.” On Wednesday, he marked Mikhail Gorbachev’s death with only muted praise for the leader who oversaw the Communist state’s demise.

Tribune News Service

New 'hydrogen alliance' offers Canada an opportunity to export ammonia to Europe

A recently announced export agreement between Canada and Germany offers Canada an opportunity to export hydrogen to Europe.

The Conversation

German militants' lawyer and Greens gadfly dies at 83

German lawyer Hans-Christian Stroebele has died at age 83

The Independent UK

Germany ramps up military exports, mainly to arm Ukraine

German exports of military equipment have surged so far this year as Berlin supplies arms to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's attack, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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German lawmakers not likely to question Scholz over handling of tax fraud case -source

German lawmakers are not expected to summon Chancellor Olaf Scholz to testify over his role while Hamburg mayor in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud case after he gave testimony to a regional committee, a parliamentary source said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

War in Ukraine: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

The Independent UK

Germany upbeat on energy security; Russia cuts gas to France

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany is well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage due to Russia’s squeeze on European gas supplies

The Independent UK

EU, German leaders pledge reform to cut electricity prices

The head of the European Union’s executive branch and Germany's chancellor have pledged a reform of the continent’s electricity market to help bring down power prices that have been pushed higher by skyrocketing gas prices

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AFP

EU plans emergency action to halt energy price rise

Brussels (AFP) - The European Union is preparing to take emergency action to reform the electricity market and get a grip on energy prices that have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine, senior officials said Monday.

Reuters

Factbox-The EU's future according to Scholz: Job-sharing commissioners and majority votes

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined his vision for the future of Europe on Monday in a speech at Prague's Charles University, at almost 700 years, one of the oldest universities on the continent.

Radio France Internationale

German Chancellor Scholz calls for the integration of Ukraine, Georgia into EU

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms.

AFP

As crisis bites, Spain pushes to become EU energy hub

Madrid (AFP) - With Europe facing a major energy crisis, Spain wants to become the new gateway for gas through an ambitious trans-Pyrenees pipeline and is hoping supply-starved Germany will pressure a reluctant France.

The Independent UK

German leader outlines vision for bigger, more coherent EU

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is calling for a growing European Union to agree on a series of changes that would help it overcome internal divisions and stand up to external rivals such as Russia and China

Reuters

Scholz: EU states need agreement on how to reduce debt

European Union member states need to reach a binding agreement on how to reduce their high debt levels, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz backs Schengen membership for Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria

European Union countries Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria all meet the requirements to become full members of the bloc's passport-free Schengen area, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday.

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