Federal Chancellor
Madrid, 17 January 2022: On Monday, the Federal Chancellor was in Spain for his inaugural visit.
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His trip was a sign that relations were very good, stressed Scholz after meeting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. “Germany and Spain are close friends,” said Scholz.
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Berlin, 18 January 2022: The tense situation in and around Ukraine as well as cooperation with Russia were the focus of the talks with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg on Tuesday.
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With regard to the situation in Ukraine, the Federal Chancellor said that stability, peace and security in Europe could not be taken for granted. He said he expected Russia to de-escalate the situation by cutting back troops on the Ukrainian border, for example.
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In the afternoon, Federal Chancellor Scholz was invited to discuss current economic policy issues at the closed meeting of the business associations BDA, BDI, DIHK and ZDH.
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Berlin, 19 January 2022: Germany intends to use its G7 Presidency this year to turn the group into “the nucleus of an international Climate Club”. This was emphasised by Federal Chancellor Scholz at the virtual World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
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“We want nothing less than a paradigm shift in international climate policy. We will no longer wait for the slowest and least ambitious; we want to set a good example,” Scholz stressed.
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In the evening, the Federal Chancellor received Norway’s new Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “Our view of the world is very similar, and so is our approach,” stressed the Chancellor.
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In addition to the worldwide fight against climate change and the pursuit of environmental protection and global health, combating the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic was a priority for both countries, said Federal Chancellor Scholz.
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Berlin, 20 January 2022: After his trip to Kyiv, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Berlin on Thursday. Talks focused on the situation at the Russian-Ukrainian border.
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In the evening, Federal Chancellor Scholz received Ignazio Cassis (left), who is the President of the Swiss Confederation this year.
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Berlin, 21 January 2022: A closed Cabinet meeting was held on Friday. All the Federal Ministers came to the Chancellery for this purpose.
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Talks focused on the G7 Presidency. Other key issues were making progress in digitalisation and housing construction as well as accelerating planning and approval procedures, said Federal Chancellor Scholz at the beginning of the meeting.
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