German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that a halt in fighting could be a starting point for potential peace talks for Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer has invited the outgoing German chancellor and other key leaders to a defence meeting in London on Sunday. View on euronews
The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.
The decisions Germany’s next leader takes on the revival of the defence sector - and particularly its funding - will be key for Ukraine, Nato and the UK-EU reset
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz will face off in a final head-to-head debate Wednesday, four days before the election, in a campaign overshadowed by the rise of the far right.
Germany’s Merz welcomes Starmer’s interest in closer post-Brexit EU relations - Friedrich Merz questioned the reliability of the United States as an ally, calling for better European integration
Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), is an unlikely public face for a male-dominated, anti-immigration party that depicts itself as a defender of traditional family values and ordinary people.
Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to the right.