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...
economy last reasons reducing
I am the last one who is not disappointed about us not reducing the unemployment to 3.5 million, ... but the reasons for that are in the world economy and are not homemade.
allowed building consequences negative sorry stable
I am very sorry about this, ... But it can not be allowed to have any consequences, any negative consequences on the building of a stable government.
certainly democratic hide joint objective opinions wants
Certainly no one wants to hide that we have had different opinions ... But that is the past. Now our joint objective is that we come to a stable, democratic Iraq.
military options seen
But take the military options off of the table; we have seen that they're not suitable,
deserve reduce
If we don't reduce unemployment then we don't deserve to be re-elected.
citizens creeping loss suspicion
Nothing enrages citizens more than the suspicion of a creeping loss of sovereignty,
disdain europe model politics shared turning values
Politics of demagoguery, of disdain for our shared values and a turning away from Europe is not a model for the future,
concerns continue countries damages europe moved suffering tomorrow unified
One thing moved us all, the damages and the peoples' suffering concerns all the countries affected. So we will continue working from tomorrow to make unified Europe a place of solidarity.
dollars per price pure
Some 20 to 30 dollars (in the price per barrel) is pure speculation,
military options
Military options can not help. We have experienced it,
office remain
One can never tell how long one will have to remain in office as caretaker,
anyone broad cheer coalition forcing grand love urge
No one is forcing anyone to love this grand coalition or to cheer about it, ... I urge you to give your broad approval.
ready stands support
My country, Germany, stands ready to support such a process.
central future role shaping
must take on the central role ... when it comes to shaping the future of Iraq.