Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder; born 7 April 1944) is a German politician, and served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. As a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor he served as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. Following the 2005 federal election, which his party lost, after three weeks of negotiations he stood...
afford arms believe common develop dispute national neither nor partners round
Neither economically nor politically can we afford a new round of the arms race, ... No one can dispute the Americans' right to develop what they believe is right for national defense. On the other hand, we are partners in a common alliance.
citizens creeping loss suspicion
Nothing enrages citizens more than the suspicion of a creeping loss of sovereignty,
Let's not be too sentimental or else we'll have to get out our handkerchiefs,
reckoning wrong
We had a very fundamental reckoning about what we've done wrong -- and, more importantly, about what we have done right and will do right in the future,
against anybody directed european later open pipeline project scale sea third
There are no grounds for concern, ... The Baltic Sea pipeline is a European scale project that is not directed against anybody and that should be open to later participation by third parties.
asking continue policies support
We're asking for your support so that we can continue the policies which are right for our country,
energy german independence
It establishes the independence of German energy security.
lifted longer opinion placed sanctions soon
Our opinion is that the sanctions that have been placed no longer make any sense and that they should be lifted as soon as possible,
coalition
Such a coalition is completely out of the question,
increased past respect safeguard seven sure
I think we can say that in the past seven years, we have increased respect in the world for our country, our Germany, and I am sure that we will safeguard that together,
control financial markets
I think a lot of that (proposal) because we must control financial markets better,
exchange friendly open opinions
It has been a very open and friendly exchange of opinions.
polls
It is not they who will decide, but we when we go to the polls on Sunday,
fail president
The American president called me and made the proposal, and I told him that it would not fail because of Germany,