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Global Dashboard (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Der Spiegel has a fairly astonishing interview with Gerhard Schröder, a man who likes Russia: SPIEGEL: Do you believe that the American military advisors stationed in Tbilisi encouraged Georgia to launch its attack? Schröder: I wouldn’t go that far. But everyone knows that these US military advisors in Georgia exist — a deployment that I’ve never considered [...]
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worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has said he will travel to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. His successor Angela Merkel, who has taken a tough line on China, is staying away. But Schröder says Germany can only influence Beijing through “trusting cooperation.” Go to news source
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... to an economic upturn. Yet it failed to mention that the reforms in question were introduced by Gerhard Schröder, her predecessor as Chancellor. Indeed, some outsiders have argued that Mrs Merkel’s unwieldy grand coalition government of conservatives and Social Democrats has forced her to make a string of compromises which have effectively rolled back economic reform. Mrs Merkel’s...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
GERMANY'S SOCIAL Democrats (SPD) have gone far in the last decade, and mostly in the wrong direction. It's almost 10 years since Gerhard Schröder ended the 16-year Kohl era and wiped the floor with the Christian Democrats (CDU) in the 1998 general election.
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The American Conservative (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Here is a fascinating Der Spiegel interview with Gerhard Schröder, the former German Chancellor, about the Russia-Georgia crisis. As an employee of Gazprom , Schröder is hardly a neutral voice on matters Russian (as the abrupt end of the interview demonstrates). But his off-hand dismissals of neocon rhetoric about the Caucasus are delightful. It’s worth reading the whole piece,...
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The Corner (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
I don't know which is more disgusting: a) Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder -- infamous for using his waning influence to profit by shilling on behalf of the Russians and Gazprom -- lecturing the United States on our responsibility for Georgia, or b) Der Spiegel omitting Schröder's obvious conflict-of-interest until brief mention in the last question of the interview. Schröder...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... Wennemer has asked to be released from his duties," the company said.Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder will oversee the agreement, which stipulates that Continental will remain intact, keep its stock exchange listing, stay at its Hanover headquarters and retain its strategy, business divisions and dividend policy.Schaeffler chief executive Juergen Geissinger said his company...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... if successful in its bid.Continental said that, under the deal, the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder would act as a "guarantor for ensuring the interests of all stakeholders of Continental."Schaeffler makes ball bearings for the industrial, aviation, aerospace and the automotive sectors as well as components for engines, transmissions and drive trains."I think the share price...
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Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
The German ball-bearing manufacturer Schaeffler has reached a takeover agreement with Europe's second-biggest tyre-maker. Continental accepted Schaeffler's bid after it raised its offer by almost €5 to €75 per share. Schaeffler also agreed to limit itself to a minority interest in Continental for the next four years. Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is the guarantor of the agreement....
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Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... The SPD subsequently lost votes in 11 consecutive state elections, whereupon then-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder called an early general election and effectively handed over control of the federal government to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in the form of a grand coalition between the conservative parties (Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union) and the SPD. In...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Other World Stories »Text Size:Monday, August 18, 2008Müntefering may return to help SPDDEREK SCALLY in BerlinGERMANY: LEADING GERMAN Social Democrats have expressed hope that former leader Franz Müntefering will return to unite the enfeebled party ahead of next year's general election.Mr Müntefering (68) was Gerhard Schröder's right-hand man and took over the party leadership to sell...
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1913 Intel (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
As NATO ministers gather in Brussels to discuss how tough to get with Russia after the Georgian crisis, an opinion poll shows one in two Poles fear an attack by Russia. Eastern European countries are unhappy with the response of the West. more… The Dangerous Neighbor: Vladimir Putin Takes on a Powerless West SPIEGEL Interview with Gerhard [...]
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... a former Finnish prime minister to its payroll—which already includes former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. If we hang together instead of allowing Gazprom to pick us all off separately, there is at least a chance that this minichill won't last another 40 years.
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... listing. His star appeared to wane, though, when his prime backer, the former German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, a Social Democrat, left office in late 2005.But intensive lobbying persuaded the current government, led by the conservative, Angela Merkel, to take the plunge after nearly three years of debate over whether putting Deutsche Bahn on the stock market would lead to inferior...
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A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
... when he met Nord Stream’s Managing Director, Mr Matthias Warnig , and Chairman of the Board, Mr Gerhard Schröder , who had asked him to take the job. Mr Lipponen says he will be an “independent contact person,” who will act between two sides involved in the project. He will take the views of Nord Stream’s management to the Finnish authorities and inform Nord Stream on the views of...
