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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I can think of a recent disaster that shows what happens when a country neglects its duties of state towards its people.
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I regard this (deal) as a decisive step toward securing our energy supply, particularly in the current situation,
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There are people at work who don't want to bring this country together, but who are fostering new trends toward division,
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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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I can understand when many individuals, in view of the horror of the images that one cannot look at daily, tend toward denial,
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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,