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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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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In my political life, and in my life in general, it has been a privilege for me to meet President Jacques Chirac and to say that he is a friend,
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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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I expect the German chancellor to personally talk with (United States) president (George W.) Bush and not about him at campaign meetings.
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The American president called me and made the proposal, and I told him that it would not fail because of Germany,
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In meat production everyone has to be able to trace where the product comes from. The marketing chain has to be made transparent,
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that is sensible for the economy as a whole.
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That is not going to change, ... the trend is upward.
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I want to speak to as many people as possible,
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the need to put past differences behind us and focus on the people of that country.
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I'm in favor of the two main parties coming together.
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I'm proud of the people of our country who weren't shaken by the media's manipulation and the media power,
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I hope that you and your government will manage to pursue and complete the peace process on the foundation of what has already been achieved,
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I hope we will soon have an opportunity to continue our exchange of thoughts,