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Joint Statement: Germany France Luxembourg Belgium
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 12:32 am | German Government
With enlargement and the elaboration of a constitutional Treaty, the European Union will become stronger but also more diverse. It is our common conviction that Europe must be able to speak with one voice and fully play its role on the international ... More >>
Strengthening the European pillar of NATO
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 12:27 am | German Government
At the invitation of Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt the heads of state and government of Germany, France, and Luxembourg, i.e. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, President Jacques Chirac, and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker met ... More >>
EU Accession treaties signed in solemn ceremony
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 12:12 am | German Government
On April 16 the heads of state and government of the fifteen member countries and those of the ten candidate countries sealed the biggest enlargement ever seen in the history of the EU with the signing of accession treaties in a solemn ceremony ... More >>
Reconstruction of Iraq under UN leadership
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 10:57 pm | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and French President Jacques Chirac met in St. Petersburg on the evening of April 11 for consultations on the Iraq crisis. Schröder and Putin also took part in the Petersburg Dialogue ... More >>
Treaties seal EU enlargement in Athens
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 10:53 pm | German Government
On April 16 the fifteen EU heads of state and government and those of the ten candidate countries will seal the biggest enlargement in the history of the European Union with the signing of the accession treaties. The site of the signing ceremony is of ... More >>
German Defence Minister Struck meets with British
Friday, 11 April 2003, 12:41 am | German Government
On April 8 German Defence Minister Peter Struck and his British counterpart Geoffrey Hoon met for an exchange of views on the sidelines of the annual Anglo-German Conference, held this year at the Defence Ministry in Berlin. According to information provided ... More >>
Schröder welcomes signs that war may be over soon
Friday, 11 April 2003, 12:36 am | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Fedorovych Janukovych at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 9. They discussed bilateral relations as well as European and international affairs, including the current situation in Iraq and ... More >>
Foreign Minister Fischer's trip to the Middle East
Friday, 11 April 2003, 12:34 am | German Government
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority from April 7 to 9. During this time he held meetings with Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, as well as with ... More >>
Strengthening Europe's voice in the world
Friday, 4 April 2003, 11:57 am | German Government
The German Government has released a blueprint on how to re-establish Europe's voice in world affairs, including how Europe will re-militarise itself in a global environment of terror and US dominance. See inside for details. More >>
Germans approve NATO's enlargement to the east
Friday, 4 April 2003, 12:03 am | German Government
The German government has taken the process of NATO enlargement involving the admission of seven Eastern European countries a step closer to completion. More >>
For a strong and united Europe
Friday, 4 April 2003, 12:00 am | German Government
German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder called for public acceptance of domestic reforms so that Germany will be able to do justice to its responsibility in and for Europe. More >>
EU summit overshadowed by war
Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 9:55 am | German Government
On March 20 and 21 the heads of state and government of the European Union met in Brussels for their spring summit where they were scheduled to focus their attention on the EU's agenda of economic and social reform. More >>
No new mandate needed: AWACS flights over Turkey
Friday, 21 March 2003, 2:14 am | German Government
Speaking in parliament on March 19, Chancellor Schröder said NATO AWACS planes carry out routine surveillance flight to monitor the air space over Turkey, a NATO member, and in this role do not provide any support for missions in or against Iraq. More >>
Statement by Schröder on the Iraq crisis
Thursday, 20 March 2003, 2:20 pm | German Government
Does the extent of the threat that emanates from the Iraqi dictator justify the use of war, something that will bring certain death to thousands of innocent men, women and children? More >>
Schröder welcomes French proposal
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 10:26 am | German Government
Schröder welcomes French proposal for heads of state and government to be present at UN Security Council vote More >>
Noticeable improvement in Iraqi cooperation
Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 10:31 am | German Government
In a statement made at the UN Security Council meeting held on March 7 Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer responded to the progress reports given by chief weapons inspectors Blix and ElBaradei by noting that there had been noticeable improvement in Iraqi ... More >>
Iraqi cooperation showing progress and deficits
Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 10:52 am | German Government
Speaking in Berlin on March 3 a Foreign Office spokesman reiterated the German government's demand that Iraq fulfill all its disarmament obligations rapidly and completely. More >>
New proposal for the peaceful disarmament of Iraq
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 6:48 pm | German Government
Chancellor Schröder and President Chirac met in Berlin on February 24 for an informal exchange of views. Their meeting focused on a new Germano-Franco-Russian proposal for the peaceful disarmament of Iraq submitted to the UN Security Council the same ... More >>
Germany's responsibility for peace
Friday, 14 February 2003, 11:07 pm | German Government
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder delivered a policy statement on the current international situation to the German parliament on February 13 in which he focused primarily on the Iraq crisis. In this context Schröder reiterated his support for a peaceful settlement ... More >>
Schröder and Putin reaffirm common views on Iraq
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 10:09 pm | German Government
After a one-hour meeting held in Berlin on Sunday, February 9, Chancellor Schröder and President Putin jointly advocated the continuation of UN weapons inspections in Iraq. At the present time there is no reason to use military force, Putin noted. ... More >>