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Chancellor Olaf Scholz doubled down on his government’s promise to end Germany’s “one-sided dependence” on Russia and China for energy and trade, part of a sweeping rethink of the nation’s commercial ties triggered by the war on Ukraine. “The price of sitting on our hands would be incomparably higher,” Scholz …

The German parliament on Friday approved the government’s 200 billion euro ($195 billion) rescue package to protect businesses and households from rising energy prices. Parliament also voted earlier to suspend the so-called “debt brake” in the country.

French gas pipeline operator GRTgaz said on Thursday that Germany received its first direct deliveries of gas from France via a pipeline link, under an agreement aimed at helping the two countries deal with current energy supply problems. France is less dependent on Russian imports from Germany because it gets …

Inflation in Germany rose for the month of September of 2022 to record 10%, in line with expectations, to be at its highest levels in its history. The annual inflation in Germany was 7.9% in August of this year. This high inflation rate, the highest rate ever, highlights the impact …

On Monday, Germany greed to support joint EU debt in order to encounter the continent’s energy crisis. Last Tuesday, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton called for joint borrowing to finance the necessary response to the energy crisis in the Eurozone.German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, …