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Germany needs more Covid restrictions ‘to get through winter’, says Scholz

Germany edges a step closer to a government led by the Social Democrats

The Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz said that his party together with the Greens and the Free Democrats had a "mandate" to form a government in Germany, after the parties agreed to begin coalition talks.

POLITICS

German parties meet as coalition haggling begins

RECESSION

‘We can deploy this money sensibly for the future’: Germany pockets billions in surpluses

POLITICS

Olaf Scholz: A safe pair of hands who wants Merkel’s job

UN

Germany urges France to turn UN seat into EU one

ANGELA MERKEL

SPD wins Hamburg vote in landslide

BERLIN

Scholz to raise permitted personal savings for Hartz IV

ECONOMY

Germany to borrow €218.5 billion to fund coronavirus stimulus

FINANCE

Olaf Scholz, Germany’s pragmatic new finance chief

ECONOMY

New finance minister Scholz: Germany won’t lecture EU economies