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Schröder statement on freeing of kidnapped tourist
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 11:01 pm | German Government
"I was greatly relieved and satisfied to hear from President Touré of Mali that the hostages had been freed and were under the protection of the Mali government. I hope those who were kidnapped will now be able to return quickly to their countries ... More >>
Chancellor Schröder scheduled to fly to New York
Monday, 18 August 2003, 10:30 pm | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will be in New York on September 23 and 24 where he will take part in the UN General Assembly. More >>
German Afghanistan Mission Expansion Considered
Friday, 15 August 2003, 1:20 pm | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has spoken in favour of an expansion of the Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan beyond Kabul. As Defence Minister Peter Struck had also done previously, on 13 August Schröder advocated linking a commitment beyond Kabul to ... More >>
Germany Hands Over Afghanistan Security To NATO
Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 9:57 am | German Government
Speech by the German Minister of Defence, Dr. Peter Struck, on the Occasion of the Transfer of Authority over the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on 11 August 2003 in Kabul, Afghanistan More >>
Schröder Says Germany’s Economic trend improving
Friday, 8 August 2003, 11:28 am | German Government
In Germany there are increasing indications that there is going to be significant improvement of the economic situation next year. In a comment published on Sunday, Chancellor Schröder said this positive trend will be supported and strengthened by ... More >>
EU Approves Independent Iraq Reconstruction Fund
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 12:49 am | German Government
EU foreign ministers yesterday approved a plan to create a trust fund to assist in the reconstruction of Iraq. At the Council meeting on external relations held in Brussels on July 21 the foreign ministers of EU member and acceding countries approved ... More >>
Fischer: Germany Joining forces to achieve peace
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 12:47 am | German Government
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said joint efforts on the part of the United States and Europe could pave the way for peace in the Middle East, adding that the United States would necessarily play a central role in this. More >>
930,000 new mini-jobs in one hundred days
Wednesday, 23 July 2003, 11:34 am | German Government
Around 930,000 additional jobs have been created in just the first 100 days since the introduction of the new regulation on mini-jobs. The Bundesknappschaft (Federal Miners' Insurance Institution) estimates that the one million mark will be reached ... More >>
Subsidies Privatization Borrowing Finance Tax-Cuts
Friday, 18 July 2003, 11:57 am | German Government
The early implementation of phase three of an ongoing tax reform program is to be financed on the basis of a mixture of subsidy reductions, proceeds from the privatization of government assets, and additional government borrowing. As a result of the tax ... More >>
Schröder: Germany Open To Reducing Subsidies
Friday, 11 July 2003, 10:40 am | German Government
On July 1 Chancellor Gerhard Schröder issued an appeal to the opposition not to disappoint people's expectations with regard to constructive cooperation between Germany's political parties. Speaking at an economic conference in Berlin he said his government was ... More >>
Germany - greater dynamism growth and employment
Monday, 7 July 2003, 12:41 am | German Government
In a policy statement delivered in parliament on July 3 Chancellor Schröder spoke of a new mode of thinking brought about by Agenda 2010. He noted that Germany is moving forward in a process of change. He appealed to the opposition to cooperate ... More >>
Armed forces role in EU-Congo peacekeeping mission
Wednesday, 18 June 2003, 10:34 am | German Government
On June 13 the cabinet approved the involvement of armed forces personnel in support of Operation ARTEMIS, an EU-led peacekeeping mission in the Congo. Through its involvement the German government wants to assist in the process of stabilizing the Republic ... More >>
Security examined: after Afghanistan bomb attack
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 10:31 am | German Government
Speaking on June 10 in reference to the bomb attack carried out against German ISAF soldiers in Kabul on June 7, Defense Minister Peter Struck noted that he does not consider the use of tanks to be an appropriate means of promoting peace in Afghanistan. ... More >>
Schröder Chirac want to push ahead with EU reforms
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 10:27 am | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and President Jacques Chirac held an informal meeting in Berlin to discuss bilateral and international issues. More >>
G8 summit in Evian
Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 2:16 pm | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will take part in the G8 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France from June 1 to 3. More countries and organizations will be taking part in this year's summit than ever before. In addition to the G8 and the five NEPAD countries who were ... More >>
New German defense policy guidelines issued
Monday, 26 May 2003, 10:19 pm | German Government
Defense Minister Peter Struck presented the new defense policy guidelines to the cabinet and officially issued them on May 21. In an ensuing press conference he indicated that a revision of German defense policy principles had become necessary in light ... More >>
Germany and U.S. have a lot to offer each other
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 11:36 am | German Government
In a speech given at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schröder emphasized the things the two nations have in common. He said German-American relations are based on a solid foundation ... More >>
Schröder in Singapore: Meetings Go Ahead
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 11:34 am | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was received with military honors by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the beginning of his one-day visit to Singapore on May 13. After a meeting with Prime Minister Goh (also attended by ministerial officials and industry representative ... More >>
Preparing Germany for the future with Agenda 2010
Friday, 9 May 2003, 1:41 pm | German Government
In a speech given at a May Day rally organized by the German Trade Union Federation in Neu-Anspach, Hesse Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said this traditional observance was being held against the backdrop of a difficult political and economic situation ... More >>
German force in Kuwait being reduced
Friday, 9 May 2003, 1:39 pm | German Government
Given that hostilities have pretty much ended in Iraq and Kuwait is no longer exposed to the threat of terrorist attacks with chemical weapons the contingent of German NBC defense specialists stationed there is being reduced this week (May 5 to 9) from ... More >>
