The war in Ukraine

30.January 2023 Vremena editorial office

Olaf Scholz: Ukraine will not get fighter jets

Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz said that Ukraine will not be supplied with the fighter jets it is looking for and warned that there must not be a competition in arming the Ukrainian army. Previously, the Western allies agreed to supply Ukraine with tanks

The war in Ukraine

16.June 2022 JH

Diplomatic act of support: Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi visiting Kyiv

Leaders of the three largest countries of the European Union are visiting Ukraine. They came to support the Ukrainians and give assurances that they will provide them with financial, humanitarian and military assistance as long as it is necessary. The ultimate goal is the withdrawal of Russian troops from the occupied Ukrainian territories

News

08.June 2022 JH

Olaf Scholz in Lithuania: More German soldiers, more German weapons

The Chancellor of Germany said during his visit to Lithuania that Germany will give its full contribution to the fight against the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Berlin will send more soldiers to the Baltic countries, Germany will supply Ukraine with weapons like few other countries, and the Bundeswehr will receive an additional 100 billion euros from the budget

News

23.August 2022 FM

Reign of Olaf Scholz: Record unpopular

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's popularity has fallen dramatically. Only a quarter of citizens are satisfied with his policies, and support for his Social Democratic Party (SPD) has dropped to 19 percent. He was criticized the most for not responding to the Palestinian leader when he mentioned the Holocaust

News

30.April 2022. MT

Aleksandar Vučić on Wednesday in Berlin: First time at Olaf Šolc's

That after the conversation between Solac and Vučić, some important news for Serbia may also be announced, is shown by the change in the timing of the press conference, i.e. the address to the nation by Aleksandar Vučić, which was announced for today, but was moved to May 6, after Vučić's return from Berlin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Germany

04.November 2024 Ivan Djerkovic (DW)

Is the Scholz government falling?

Olaf Scholz's government is facing growing pressure from the budget deficit and recession. The leaders of the "traffic light coalition" will hold key talks this week in an attempt to overcome their differences

Project "Jadar"

04.October 2024 SZ

Vučić goes to Solca in Hamburg: He will not be at the session on lithium

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that he will not attend the session of the Serbian Parliament on lithium, because the opposition insisted that he not attend it. Vučić also said that he will talk with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz both in Germany and in Brussels, as well as with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Lithium deal: Vučić and Šolz

Lithium mining in Serbia

05.September 2024 TS

Solz offers Vučić German expertise for Serbian lithium

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered Vučić German support in ensuring environmental standards of lithium mining in Serbia and proposed an exchange of existing expertise, said the spokesman of the German Government, Steffen Hebestreit. Vučić stated that he "expressed great interest in the lithium project in Saxony"

The "Jadar" project from a German perspective

24.July 2024 Andrei Ivanji

Solz-Vučić lithium alliance

Lithium is turning into the most expensive currency in the global economic and political competition. From Berlin's point of view, Serbia has absolutely no right to deny Europe its important sites, and why should it renounce its own progress? In this light, it is not surprising that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to Belgrade on an ad hoc basis to smile together with Vučić while the lithium agreements are being signed and with his presence help the progressive propaganda machine to endear the "Jadar" project to the citizens of Serbia.

Relations between Serbia and Germany

18.July 2024 DW

Visit of Solac to Belgrade: What Berlin says

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suddenly arrives in Belgrade. It's about lithium. Members of the Bundestag generally warn that there should be no concessions to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. German businessmen, however, see the Serbian lithium story as an opportunity

Olaf Soltz and Aleksandar Vučić

Rio Tinto

17.July 2024 TS

Storm over the "Jadar" project: What does the arrival of Solac in Serbia mean?

By the decision of the Constitutional Court from a few days ago, the Decree on the termination of the "Jadar" project was declared unconstitutional and illegal. Soon, the Government also reacted, passing a new decree reviving the project. What are the reactions to the government decree and what does Solac's arrival in Serbia on July 19 mean?