For some time, the Green economy minister has been Germany’s most popular politician, outshining Chancellor Olaf Scholz in times of dramatic gas and electricity price hikes. But now the tide is turning.
The Greens’ economy minister has for some time been Germany’s most popular politician, outshining Chancellor Scholz in times of dramatic gas and electricity price hikes. But now the tide is turning.
Germany plans to keep two of its three last nuclear power plants on standby until mid-2023 beyond their year-end closure deadline to bolster its energy
Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz called the government's energy plan "madness" amid inflated prices. Chancellor Scholz fired back that the current crisis was caused by the policies of Merz's CDU party.
Olaf Scholz says Germany will survive the winter after decisive action to wean itself off Russian energy. But the conservative opposition has criticized the decision not to reconnect nuclear reactors as "madness."