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Germany's Scholz pledges less infighting as his government works to boost the economy
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, center, German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, right, and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, left, arrive for a press conference during a closed cabinet meeting at the government's guesthouse Meseberg in Gransee, north of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. - photo by Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged on Wednesday that his government will tone down frequent public infighting that has weighed it down badly in polls as it works to pick up the country's stagnant economy, Europe's biggest. Scholz spoke after his Cabinet held a two-day retreat outside Berlin, emerging with plans to encourage climate-friendly investments, provide tax relief for companies and cut red tape. The meeting followed months in which the three-party coalition's agenda to modernize Germany has often been overshadowed by internal squabbling.