“the easiest solution would be to first accept Serbia into the European Union and then within, as an integral part the EU, find a solution [to the Kosovo issue].”
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Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder is a German former politician and lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). As chancellor, he led a coalition government of the SPD and Alliance 90/The Greens. Since leaving public office, Schröder has worked for Russian state-owned energy companies, i…
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2026· 13 entries
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The Guardian: EU rejects Putin call for Gerhard Schröder role in Ukraine peace talks
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2023· 1 entry
“Opis: na spotkaniu Klubu Wałdajskiego w Soczi, 5 października 2023.”
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2022· 4 entries
Was reportedly paid about $270,000 a year as chairman of the shareholder committee
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Schröder's stance as a "Putinversteher" was criticised
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It was reported that Schröder was paid nearly $1 million per year by Russian energy companies
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Resigned from chairmanship and paused his plans to join the board of Russian state-run gas company Gazprom
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2019· 1 entry
Schröder and his wife hosted the Nordstream Race, a sailing competition which finished in Saint Petersburg at the mouth of the undersea pipeline
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2018· 1 entry
Schröder married for the fifth time in 2018.
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2017· 3 entries
Won: Czech Republic (2017).
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Awarded Order of the White Lion (2017).
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Russia nominated Schröder to also be an independent director of the board of its biggest oil producer, Rosneft
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2016· 3 entries
Awarded Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics (2016).
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Was appointed by Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel to mediate (alongside economist Bert Rürup) in a dispute between two of Germany's leading retailers, Edeka and REWE Group, over the takeover of supermarket chain Kaiser'
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Schröder switched to become manager of Nord Stream 2, an expansion of the original pipeline in which Gazprom is sole shareholder
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2013· 1 entry
Schröder and Köpf purchased another home in Gümüşlük, Turkey, in a real estate project developed by Nicolas Berggruen
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2007· 2 entries
Was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Urbino in Urbino, Italy
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Schröder receive the Quadriga Prize in Berlin
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2006· 4 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Hanover (2006).
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Won: Croatia (2006).
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Adopted another child from Saint Petersburg
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Schröder caused controversy when he called for direct talks with the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and criticised the Israeli government's plans to "draw a unilateral
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2005· 8 entries
Awarded Heinrich Albertz Peace Prize (2005).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Göttingen (2005).
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Awarded honorary doctor of Marmara University (2005).
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's friend Schroeder hastily signed the deal just as he was departing the office from which he had been voted out days earlier
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Schröder suggested at the ceremonial introduction of the Airbus A380 in Toulouse that there was still "room in the boat" of EADS for Russia
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Signed a deal between Germany and Russian state-owned Gazprom to build Nord Stream 1 before leaving office and almost immediately joining the pipeline company's board
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (2005–2005).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2005 Bilderberg Conference (tournament / event).
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2004· 3 entries
Won: Romania (2004).
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And Chinese premier Wen Jiabao established a secure, direct telephone line
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Declared that "the existence of a state of Israel within secure borders was an historic and political responsibility that is a pillar of our foreign policy
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2003· 4 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Saint Petersburg State University (2003).
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Both Schröder and Chirac forced a suspension of sanctions both faced for breaching the European Union's fiscal rules that underpin the euro – the Stability and Growth Pact – for three years in a row
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Did not join the Coalition of the Willing and vehemently criticised the United States for Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Schröder and Chirac agreed to share power in the institutions of the European Union between a president of the European Commission, elected by the European Parliament, and a full-time President of the European Council, c
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2002· 5 entries
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic) (2002).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Tongji University (2002).
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Won: Poland (2002).
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And Gross Domestic Product shrank in 2003, while German unemployment was over the 10% mark
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (2002–2005).
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2000· 2 entries
Won: Georgia (2000).
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Schröder received the Deutscher Medienpreis in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg
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1999· 4 entries
Won: Germany (1999).
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Awarded Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999).
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His vision of the country's international role, describing Germany as "a great power in Europe" that would not hesitate to pursue its national interests
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Career landmark: chairman of the Social Democratic Party (1999–2004).
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1998· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1998–2002).
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Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005).
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1997· 3 entries
Schröder joined the minister-presidents of two other German states, Kurt Biedenkopf and Edmund Stoiber, in making the case for a five-year delay in Europe's currency union
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Career landmark: President of the Bundesrat of Germany (1997–1998).
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And 1998, he served as President of the Bundesrat
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1996· 1 entry
Schröder caused controversy by taking a free ride on the Volkswagen corporate jet to attend the Vienna Opera Ball, along with Volkswagen CEO Ferdinand Piëch
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1994· 1 entry
– a postwar record for the party in Lower Saxony that reversed a string of Social Democrat reversals in state elections elsewhere
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1990· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister-President of Lower Saxony (1990–1998).
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Schröder also became a member of the board of the federal SPD
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1985· 1 entry
Schröder met the GDR leader Erich Honecker during a visit to East Berlin
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1983–1986).
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1982· 1 entry
A drunken Schröder stood outside the West German federal chancellery yelling: "I want to get in
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1980· 2 entries
Schröder was elected to the German Bundestag (federal parliament), where he wore a sweater instead of the traditional suit
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1980–1983).
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1978· 1 entry
Became the federal chairman of the Young Socialists, the youth organisation of the SPD
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1976· 1 entry
Schröder passed his second law examination, and he subsequently worked as a lawyer until 1990
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1966· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1966).
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Schröder secured entrance to a university, passing the Abitur exam at Westfalen-Kolleg, Bielefeld
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-04-07.
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