Germany’s Scholz Urges EU to Move Past Subsidy Spat With US
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Olaf Scholz on Dec. 14.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for closer cooperation between the US and the European Union, urging the transatlantic allies to resolve differences over green subsidies pushed by President Joe Biden’s administration.
“We must not allow ourselves to be divided in the transatlantic relationship,” Scholz said Wednesday in a speech to lawmakers in Berlin. “On the contrary, we should work much more closely together and strengthen joint trade with the USA.”