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 has been sued by the ex-husband of his future South Korean bride for allegedly having an affair with her while she was still married, a report said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180430/fiancees-ex-husband-sues-germanys-schroeder-over-affair Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:55:05 +0200 fiancees-ex-husband-sues-germanys-schroeder-over-affair Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said the EU should consider levelling sanctions against Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder for his vocal support of the Russian government. https://www.thelocal.de/20180319/ukraine-urges-sanctions-against-ex-chancellor-schrder-over-putin-links Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:01:02 +0100 ukraine-urges-sanctions-against-ex-chancellor-schrder-over-putin-links Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will marry a South Korean translator 26 years his junior after his fourth marriage fell apart, he said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180125/ex-chancellor-schroeder-to-tie-the-knot-for-5th-time Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:30:59 +0100 ex-chancellor-schroeder-to-tie-the-knot-for-5th-time Former chancellor Gerhard Schröder intervened directly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to arrange the release of a jailed German human rights activist, Berlin said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171026/ex-chancellor-of-germany-brokered-activists-release-in-turkey Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:17:17 +0200 ex-chancellor-of-germany-brokered-activists-release-in-turkey Can Gerhard Schröder bring an end to the Kaiser's Tengelmann saga? https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/ex-chancellor-schroeder-to-mediate-in-supermarket-row Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:48:23 +0200 ex-chancellor-schroeder-to-mediate-in-supermarket-row A bomb scare at Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder's birthday party spoiled the five-star fun for him and his top businessman friends celebrating at a luxury hotel on Monday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20140513/gerhard-schoerders-birthday-bash-ruined-by-bomb-scare Tue, 13 May 2014 11:17:00 +0200 gerhard-schoerders-birthday-bash-ruined-by-bomb-scare A politician from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has defended attending a party in St Petersburg with President Vladimir Putin in the middle of the stand-off over Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20140502/german-politician-defends-party-with-putin Fri, 02 May 2014 11:17:00 +0200 german-politician-defends-party-with-putin Family Minister Kristina Schröder said on Monday she would try to make life easier for German couples who cannot have children naturally, with stronger financial backing for IVF treatment and easier adoptions. https://www.thelocal.de/20110509/34893 Mon, 09 May 2011 15:41:00 +0200 34893 Parliament is to investigate allegations that head of the Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary fraction, Frank-Walter Steinmeier was involved in an illegal political donation to the then chancellor candidate Gerhard Schröder. https://www.thelocal.de/20110430/34715 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:15:00 +0200 34715 A day before he is due in Germany, Turkish President Tayyib Erdogan has harshly criticized Germany’s policy towards Turkish efforts to join the European Union, saying it should support full membership. https://www.thelocal.de/20110226/33373 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:17:00 +0100 33373 Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Family Minister Kristina Schröder were at loggerheads Monday on whether to enforce a quota for women in top jobs in German firms. https://www.thelocal.de/20110131/32787 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:18:00 +0100 32787 Family Minister Kristina Schröder slammed on Friday what she sees as a growing tendency to violence stemming from a “macho culture” among young Muslim men. https://www.thelocal.de/20101126/31429 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:50:00 +0100 31429 A blazing row over feminism erupted Tuesday between Family Minister Kristina Schröder and Germany’s leading women’s rights campaigner, Alice Schwarzer, following an interview by the minister that had other women politicians bristling too. https://www.thelocal.de/20101109/31051 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:06:00 +0100 31051 Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will join the board of British-Russian oil firm TNK-BP, British energy giant BP said on Thursday, following a peace deal between its feuding shareholders. https://www.thelocal.de/20090115/16805 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:53:00 +0100 16805 Several German politicians criticized former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on Monday for blaming Georgia for the conflict with Russia over South Ossetia in an interview published this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20080818/13767 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:34:00 +0200 13767 Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has criticized Georgia for the war over South Ossetia, calling Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili a gambler, and warning against allowing the country to join NATO. https://www.thelocal.de/20080816/13735 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:51:00 +0200 13735