German government

  • Germany calls for ‘strong and sovereign’ Europe

    Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to see a “strong and sovereign Europe” ahead of emergency talks in Paris. But asked if his country could send troops to Ukraine for a possible peacekeeping mission, he stressed the importance of a strong Ukrainian army. “This will be a great task for Europe, for the US and international…

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  • The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said that currently ‘the conditions are not met for safe, voluntary, dignified returns to Syria.’ Austria’s government has said it is offering Syrian refugees in the country a ‘return bonus’ of €1,000 euros to go back to Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The move comes…

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