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...
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The successful development of our continent will rather be based on the principles of inclusion, balancing of interests and active participation in European integration.
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Even if some have written occasionally about the motor stuttering, the last really historical steps that Europe has taken show that this relationship between Germany and France is in an extremely good state,
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We need...to strengthen our European institutions and rigorously further develop the European integration process,
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We have a very competent parliament, a council and presidency, ... Europe is not without leadership, and that will become clear.
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I don't want there to be any illusions. The Europeans (including) Germany have limited scope to influence the formation of American will,
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I expressed some concerns at the European Union yesterday about some of the decisions, such as freedom of the press, that our mutual friend has made, ... And I look forward to talking to him about his decision-making process.
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Politics of demagoguery, of disdain for our shared values and a turning away from Europe is not a model for the future,
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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.
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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.
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Anyone who wants to defend the European social model must ensure that the German-French relationship remains intact.
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It is likely that the European partners and also others will work towards a second decision, and I also think that is sensible,
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There is fear in Europe that the administration will pay no attention to the aims defined in Kyoto, ... It is important that the United States accept its responsibility for the world climate. They are the biggest economy in the world and the heaviest energy consumers. This is one of those issues where one can say from a basis of real friendship: 'Dear friends, we are of the opinion that if you abandon Kyoto, you are in the wrong.'
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His commitment to overcoming the East-West conflict and his vision of a free and united Europe helped pave the way for those developments that ultimately enabled Germany also to regain its unity,
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I don't think much of dwelling for now on individual proposals for the final form of the European Union, who contradicted whom,