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The Charlemagne Prize has been awarded to Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to Veronica Tsepkalo and to Maria Kalesnikava, who is imprisoned in Belarus.

Germany will be taking over the presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States on 1 July. The region could play a central role in achieving the goal of independence from Russian energy.

Heil: G7 labour markets should offer refugees comprehensive protection +++ Reactions from Germany to the war in Ukraine.

Corona entry rules to be relaxed as of 1 June +++ The latest news about the spread of the disease in Germany.

At the start of his Africa trip, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised help for those of the continent’s countries that are affected by the global food crisis.

The G7 alliance is intended to counteract a global supply crisis, says Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze, who co-initiated the project.

The German chancellor said in his government statement in the Bundestag that the arms deliveries were to “repel the attack and end the violence”.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has hailed Finland’s and Sweden’s applications for Nato membership as a “historic step for the defence alliance and for Europe”.

Germany will provide another 100 million euros in funding to preserve the world’s most precious nature conservation areas, most of which are in developing countries.

Germany’s foreign minister says that Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine must end if dialogue is to resume with Moscow.

The foreign ministers of the G7 group pledge continued military, financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. Annalena Baerbock stresses that the group will never accept new border demarcations in Ukraine.

An end to the radio silence: After more than six weeks, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin again.