Following his resignation from the supervisory board of the Russian energy company Rosneft, German Chancellor Olaf Solz (SPD) is calling on former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to stop other activities for companies from the country. The chancellor stressed that Schröder’s position in the Ukrainian was exclusively his. Lower Saxony Foreign Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) welcomed Schröder’s […]
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Germany: Former Chancellor Schroeder resigns from Rosneft
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder intends to step down as head of the Supervisory Board of the Russian oil company Rosneft, the company announced. According to the announcement, Mr. Schroeder stated that it is impossible for him to renew his contract, without however one of the two parties giving more details. Mr. Schroeder remains the leader […]
German Press: Turkey again source of discord in NATO
Turkey’s “tripods” in Swedish and Norwegian NATO membership and the continuing deconstruction of Gerhard Schroeder’s prestige in the pages of the German press. Erdogan’s “brake” on Sweden and Finland joining NATO is described in detail in articles and comments in most German newspapers, large and small. In Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Süddeutsche Zeitung The columnists […]
Pressure on Schroeder to resign from the board. of Rosneft
The European Parliament is expected to ask former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to be blacklisted if he does not resign from the post of Russian state oil minister, Rosneft. The draft resolution, which also applies to Karin Kneissl, the former Austrian Foreign Minister under the Kurtz government, is supported by the four largest political groups […]
Germany: Soltz government drastically cuts former Chancellor Schroeder’s privileges
The German Federal Government is planning to drastically reduce the special privileges enjoyed by former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder due to his stay on the supervisory boards of Russian energy giants. According to the request submitted by the Ministry of Finance to the Budget Committee of the Federal Parliament, the provision of an office in the […]
Germany: Bundestag chairman backs Schroeder’s resignation or removal from SPD
Bundestag President Bärbel Bas no longer sees a position for former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the SPD because of his closeness to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. “It is a pity he does not question himself at all,” the SPD politician told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “That’s why it makes sense for the SPD to say: […]
German politicians are calling for Schroeder to be punished for his relations with Putin
Politicians in Germany across the political spectrum want former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to be sanctioned for his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and for backing him after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Schroeder, who served as Germany’s chancellor from 1998 to 2005, chairs the supervisory board of giant Russian state-owned energy company Rosneft and […]
Schroeder says Putin’s interested in ending war
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told the New York Times today that he would step down from his position in the Russian energy giants if Moscow cut off gas supplies to Europe. As for the atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Butcha, he notes that “they should be investigated”, but he does not believe that they […]
Germany: Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has not yet responded to the SPD ultimatum
Gerhard Schroeder, the former Social Democrat (SPD) chancellor, has not yet responded to his party’s ultimatum, demanding that he step down from senior positions in Russian state-owned enterprises following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr Schroeder’s ties to the Kremlin – believed to be close to long-standing friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin – and his […]
Bild: Former Chancellor Schroeder had a long meeting with Russian President Putin on the war in Ukraine
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder had a long meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night in an attempt to find a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine, according to a report in the Sunday edition of the newspaper Bild amild however, there is no information on the outcome of the talks. […]