It was a good thing that Germany and the Netherlands were acting “in unison and close coordination” in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, said Federal Chancellor Scholz at the German-Dutch intergovernmental consultations in Rotterdam on Monday. He thanked the Netherlands for helping Germany with its energy supplies in the past year.

At the celebratory launch of two submarines destined for Singapore in Kiel, the Federal Chancellor was presented with a 3D-printed submarine as a gift. Scholz also spoke to Ukrainian President Zelensky in connection with the G7 and attended the European Council meeting in Brussels. The Chancellor's week in pictures.

Germany and Japan want to learn from each other and take joint action for the protection of critical infrastructure, the safeguarding of trade routes in a rules-based global order, and energy supply security. Federal Chancellor Scholz travelled to the first German-Japanese intergovernmental consultations along with six cabinet members, and a business delegation.

Federal Minister of Education Stark-Watzinger called for a new culture of collaboration between the Federal and Länder Governments. In the face of major challenges “we need a trend change with regard to education policy,” the minister stressed on the occasion of the Education Summit in Berlin, adding that renewing the promise of advancement was key.