G7 leaders' meeting - Serenading the Chancellor: Biden warbles for Scholz's celebration.
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French President Emmanuel Macron wasn't the only one receiving kisses at the G7 summit in Apulia, Italy. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also got his share of affection on this occasion. It was his 66th birthday, and he celebrated it surrounded by the heads of state and government of the democratic leading industrial nations.
When President Biden noticed Scholz's special day, he asked if they had sung "Happy Birthday." Prime Minister Rishi Sunak affirmed that they had. Biden shared his family tradition, "We sing Happy Birthday in my family when someone has a birthday." Meloni, von der Leyen, and Michel joined in on the celebration. The German Chancellor's Social Media Team even posted proof of the festivities on his new TikTok account.
This wasn't the first birthday stand for Scholz. According to news agency AFP, his first was in a helicopter. He was accompanied by his wife Britta Ernst in Apulia. At midnight, he was in the chopper on the way back from a dinner with the Italian state president Sergio Mattarella at the medieval Swabian castle Castello Svevo in Brindisi.
After celebrating at the summit location, the luxury resort "Borgo Egnazia," with his closest collaborators, he was surprised with a birthday cake. Unfortunately, this week wasn't exactly straightforward for Olaf Scholz. His party, the SPD, experienced its worst result in the European election with 13.9%. Post-G7, Scholz would travel to a Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland. Then, he would need to tackle the German federal budget 2025, a topic the Ampel coalition had been debating for weeks.
Sources: Tiktok, news agencies DPA and AFP.
