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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That is not going to change, ... the trend is upward.
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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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I want to win a confirmation of my (financial) reform policies that can lead Germany to new strength.
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do everything in order to improve their lives and to complete, step by step, the growing together of eastern and western Germany.
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Wherever I go, I encounter a lot of support. The tide is turning,
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You can be sure that I will handle with responsibility the things that made you a German chancellor whom people will remember fondly,
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We will never tolerate any splits or divisions in society,
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The referendum result is a blow for the constitutional process, but not the end of it, ... It is also not the end of the German-French partnership in and for Europe.
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The people don't see a future, the country's mood is gloomy,
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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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Whatever minor differences we have, this task can be taken on only by Germany and France together,
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We had a very fundamental reckoning about what we've done wrong -- and, more importantly, about what we have done right and will do right in the future,
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We are exploring the question of whether full-fledged negotiations can start, ... In such a phase, it's a political mistake to pose ultimatums.
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We can disarm Iraq without war. I see grasping this chance as my responsibility,