German leaders announce new energy, inflation relief plan


              Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, 2nd from right), joins Omid Nouripour (l), federal chairman of the Green Party, Saskia Esken (r), federal chairman of the SPD, and Christian Lindner, FDP federal chairman and federal minister of finance, arrive at the press conference following the deliberations of the SPD, Greens and FDP in the coalition committee. The coalition committee of the traffic light alliance has agreed on a new relief package for citizens. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, 2nd from left), arrives alongside Omid Nouripour (l), federal chairman of the Green Party , Saskia Esken (r), federal chairman of the SPD, and Christian Lindner, center, federal chairman of the FDP and federal minister of finance, followed by government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit (SPD) at the press conference following the deliberations of the SPD, Greens and FDP in the coalition committee in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. The coalition committee of the traffic light alliance has decided on a new relief package for citizens. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, 2nd from left), joins Omid Nouripour (l), federal chairman of the Green Party, Saskia Esken (r), federal chairman of the SPD, and Christian Lindner, FDP federal chairman and federal minister of finance, at the press conference following the deliberations of the SPD, Greens and FDP in the coalition committee in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. The coalition committee of the traffic light alliance has agreed on a new relief package for citizens. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) attends the press conference following the deliberations of the SPD, Greens and FDP in the coalition committee in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. The coalition committee of the traffic light alliance has agreed on a new relief package for citizens. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)