Olaf Scholz, Vance and German

Germany's Scholz rebukes Vance, defends Europe's stance on hate speech and far right
By Andreas Rinke and Ingrid Melander MUNICH (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a strong rebuke on Saturday to U.S. Vice President JD Vance's attack on Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right,
Germany's Scholz slams American interference after US VP Vance's speech
Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke out at the Munich Security Conference, on Saturday, rejecting US Vice President JD Vance's statements calling for German democratic parties to work together with the far right.
Scholz says Germans will decide their democracy for themselves, hitting back at Vance
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected “outside” interference in German elections, insisting that they would decide their democracy for themselves, as he hit back at comments made by the US Vice President the day before.
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US Vice President JD Vance weighed in on German and European politics in a wide-ranging newspaper interview on Friday, and reportedly plans to offer pointed thoughts again during a highly anticipated speech in Munich.
Scholz: Germany won't accept people who 'intervene in our democracy'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said his country won't accept people who "intervene in our democracy", a day after US Vice President JD Vance criticised European leaders. View on euronews
Scholz slams US VP for interfering in German election campaign
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply rejected comments made by US Vice President JD Vance in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and insisted there should be no outside interference in the German election campaign.
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German minister: comparing Germany with authoritarian regime is unacceptable
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