https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has been reproached for his ties to President Vladimir Putin, came under fresh criticism after attending a Victory Day party hosted by the Russian embassy in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20230511/former-german-chancellor-schroder-slammed-for-party-at-russian-embassy Thu, 11 May 2023 12:48:11 +0200 former-german-chancellor-schroder-slammed-for-party-at-russian-embassy Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has sued the German parliament for removing some of his official post-retirement perks over his links to Russian energy giants, his lawyer said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20220812/ex-chancellor-schroder-sues-german-bundestag-for-removing-perks Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:02:33 +0200 ex-chancellor-schroder-sues-german-bundestag-for-removing-perks Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) launched proceedings Thursday that could see former chancellor Gerhard Schröder expelled from the party over his close ties to Vladimir Putin and Russian energy companies. https://www.thelocal.de/20220714/germanys-social-democrats-move-to-expel-gerhard-schroder-over-putin-ties Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:31:24 +0200 germanys-social-democrats-move-to-expel-gerhard-schroder-over-putin-ties Germany on Thursday removed official perks accorded to former chancellor Gerhard Schröder, assessing that he has failed to uphold the obligations of his office by refusing to sever ties with Russian energy giants. https://www.thelocal.de/20220519/eu-lawmakers-urge-sanctions-on-germanys-schroder-over-russia-ties Thu, 19 May 2022 16:32:35 +0200 eu-lawmakers-urge-sanctions-on-germanys-schroder-over-russia-ties Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder reportedly met Vladimir Putin on Thursday in Moscow in a bid to get the Russian leader to end his invasion of Ukraine.  https://www.thelocal.de/20220311/ex-german-chancellor-schroder-in-moscow-for-ukraine-peace-bid-reports Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:03:08 +0100 ex-german-chancellor-schroder-in-moscow-for-ukraine-peace-bid-reports Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) has once again been hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons amid the Ukraine crisis. But who is Schröder, and how has he become so problematic in German politics? Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20220302/gerhard-schroder-the-ex-german-chancellor-turned-public-pariah Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:11:13 +0100 gerhard-schroder-the-ex-german-chancellor-turned-public-pariah Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder had words of advice on Friday for predecessor Angela Merkel on when to step down from power. https://www.thelocal.de/20140221/schrder-to-merkel Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:45:00 +0100 schrder-to-merkel Europe needs more integration, including a single finance minister for the bloc, if it is to remain competitive in the years to come - but Britain posed a major problem, former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said. https://www.thelocal.de/20131108/ex-chancellor-britain-a-problem-within-eu Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:09:21 +0100 ex-chancellor-britain-a-problem-within-eu Germany's NSU Neo-Nazi terror trio may have been plotting the assassination of ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in 2002 when he was in power, it emerged on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131009/52319 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:57:00 +0200 52319 One of Germany's most acclaimed and controversial films by Hitler's favourite director Leni Riefenstahl was secretly sold off by former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder to help an Olympic bid, a newspaper reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130422/49289 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:02:00 +0200 49289 Germany on Thursday looked back a decade, when the then Chancellor Gerhard Schröder launched his "Agenda 2010," a batch of unpopular labour and welfare reforms widely credited with getting Europe's largest economy back on track. https://www.thelocal.de/20130314/48535 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:22:00 +0100 48535 Peter Struck, a former German defence minister who shaped the country's deployment in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, died Wednesday aged 69, his family said. https://www.thelocal.de/20121219/46879 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:12:00 +0100 46879 Gerhard Schröder has seven publicly funded, chauffeur-driven vehicles at his disposal, despite his highly-paid private work. https://www.thelocal.de/20121112/46109 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:45:00 +0100 46109 Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder says Germany needs an Agenda 2030 – a set of laws building on the controversial Agenda 2010 social security reforms he introduced. https://www.thelocal.de/20120405/41793 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:27:00 +0200 41793 Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder is facing a future as a house-husband after his wife Doris was elected to stand for his Social Democratic Party in their home city of Hannover on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20120322/41493 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:11:00 +0100 41493 Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has defended Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin against accusations of election fraud, standing by his notorious description of his former ally as a “democrat through and through.” https://www.thelocal.de/20120307/41189 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:03:00 +0100 41189 The wife of former Chancellor Gehard Schröder will enter politics in her own right, it was reported on Monday – she intends to run for a seat in the Lower Saxony state parliament in the 2013 state election. https://www.thelocal.de/20120109/39997 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:33:00 +0100 39997 Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has called for radical moves to be made to save Europe from its growing financial crisis in what he calls his “Agenda 2012.” https://www.thelocal.de/20111010/38103 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:13:00 +0200 38103 Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has described the breakdown in relations between himself and former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder during the build-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion. https://www.thelocal.de/20110212/33067 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:52:00 +0100 33067 Gerhard Schröder has hit back at claims by former US President George W. Bush in his newly released memoirs that the German ex-chancellor broke his word over support for an invasion of Iraq. https://www.thelocal.de/20101109/31065 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:02:00 +0100 31065