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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Whoever wants to settle this problem by military means must consider whether it advances the interests of an international alliance of 50 or more nations, many Muslim, or whether it will disturb and perhaps destroy this alliance,
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We have a common interest to bring the military operation to a speedy and successful conclusion. I am certain that this success is not only necessary, but achievable.
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The president made clear that he is politically interested in a strong dollar, not a weak one, ... It is clear that governments have limited possibilities for action. As you know, the central banks, which can act, are independent and we respect that.
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It is the sovereign right of our American allies to take the decisions which they consider necessary for their external security, ... However, as this is a question that could have an impact way beyond just the U.S., it is in the interest of the alliance to deal with this in a spirit of partnership.
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We will never tolerate any splits or divisions in society,
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We are both of the opinion, and the French president said that quite clearly yesterday, that one can never accept it when it is said that war is unavoidable,
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The rules on using official planes were followed, ... That which is of a private nature is between two grown-ups and should not be part of a political debate. Shots are being fired here that are not appropriate.
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These children were full of hope and full of joy on their way to a holiday,
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These challenges can only be mastered together. With great expectation, I see our continued cooperation on the basis of the close friendship between Germany and the United States.
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(The United States) and Russia have a joint responsibility to continue nuclear disarmament and we must fight against a new arms race. And we find that the president's suggestions really should be considered and they should be considered by NATO and Russia and also in the U.S.,
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I stated my concerns, the concerns being that one must be very careful that any process does not trigger a renewed arms race,
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is really justified in the conditions in which we now live.
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Things are now going well (in the talks), ... I'm certain that Frau Merkel will be elected as chancellor on November 22 by the parliament.