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Russia and China refused to condemn Moscow's invasion at a meeting of finance ministers in India.

European Union officials have been embroiled in tense discussions over how to make the region more competitive.

The European Union is working against the clock to create a program to rival President Joe Biden's unprecedented climate subsidies.

The pressure is on the European institutions — but the question is how far are they willing to go?

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Tuesday that he believed the country would experience a mild recession in 2023.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has inaugurated Germany’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring that the speed with which it was put into service is a signal that Europe’s biggest economy will remain strong.

Germany said Europe should refrain from borrowing more money to compete with U.S. green subsidies or its competitiveness will be threatened.

German lawmakers have approved a plan to keep the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants until mid-April.

The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the grinding, top-down austerity rules that hit Greece and other countries during the financial and debt crises a decade ago.

There is a political consensus among EU finance ministers that Biden's inflation reduction act could harm European companies.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered his ministers to prepare to keep all of Germany’s three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April to fend off a possible energy crunch over the winter.

Germany on Thursday announced an up to $194 billion program to tackle rising energy prices. But Europe’s response to the crisis has been divided.

Germany plans to spend up to 200 billion euros helping consumers and businesses cope with the surge in energy prices.

Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling the debate in Germany over whether the country should switch off its last three nuclear power plants as planned at the end of this year. The door to some kind of extension appeared to open a crack after the Economy Ministry in mid-July announced a new “stress test” on the security of electricity supplies. Since then, Russia has reduced natural gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany to 20% of capacity amid tensions over the war in Ukraine.

The German government plans to reduce incentive payments for buyers of electric cars and end subsidies for buying plug-in hybrids at the end of this year.

The German government has unveiled a new package of climate measures to close the emissions gap in the transport and housing sectors as part of the country’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2045.

The euro zone's central bank said it would be creating a new tool to address fragmentation risks.

Last July, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen celebrated it as a “historic day” when more than 100 nations agreed to a global minimum tax deal meant to reform and equalize the world’s economy.

German lawmakers have agreed to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine.

Finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies are grappling with deepening inflation concerns and the immediate effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with U_S_ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warning that it all adds up to a “very difficult economic situation.”.

Germany has some advice for Russian President Vladimir Putin: think about the consequences of asking for energy payments in rubles.

Germany’s parliament has paid tribute to Boris Romanchenko, who survived several Nazi concentration camps during World War II but was killed last week during an attack in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Lawmakers in Germany are debating a possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate as the country hit a new record for the number of newly confirmed cases

Germany’s finance minister has proposed a “crisis discount” to dampen the impact of recent fuel price hikes due to the war in Ukraine.

Germany’s vice chancellor is traveling to Washington for talks with U.S. officials that will focus on energy security and the need to ramp up renewable energy in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

Germany’s biggest governing party says it aims for a final decision by the end of March on the introduction of a universal vaccine mandate against COVID-19.

The German government has approved 60 billion euros in funding to be used for combating climate change and modernizing the country.

Olaf Scholz has taken over as Germany’s new chancellor at the head of a three-party coalition government, ending the 16-year era of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Olaf Scholz has become Germany's ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure.

Scholz succeeds Angela Merkel facing plague at home and talk of war to the east. Will he rise to the occasion?

A three-party deal to form a new German government under center-left leader Olaf Scholz has cleared its final hurdle.

Next week will see a handover of power from the Merkel era and this is what to expect.

Olaf Scholz is set to become post-World War II Germany’s ninth chancellor, crowning a career that has seen him serve in a string of top government posts, after leading his party to an election comeback that appeared hugely unlikely just a few months ago.

The two parties that are expected to determine who will become Germany’s next chancellor have started talks to bridge their differences and declared that they got off to a good start.

It will likely take three parties to form a government. Two smaller parties — an environmentalist, progressive party and a libertarian party — appear to be banding together to call the shots.

After Sunday's election, the parliamentary jockeying and horse-trading is just getting started.

CNBC takes a look at the main political figures that could shape the future of Europe's largest economy.

A young woman, who was popular on social media, was murdered in Utica, New York in 2019. Her killer posted the images of her body online -- where they soon went viral -- and sent them to the victim's family. Jericka Duncan for 48 Hours joined CBSN to discuss the disturbing case and why what happened in the aftermath has behavioral scientists and the intelligence community concerned.