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...Germany's neighbors had been disturbed by the tide of violence, they could take some satisfaction in Bonn's expeditious treatment of the Maastricht treaty. The Bundestag ratified the pact on European union by an overwhelming 543-17. The upper house of parliament could approve the treaty as early as next week. (See related story on page...
...reproaches hit their mark. Explaining Bonn's rush of energy, Bundestag member Friedbert Pfluger of Kohl's Christian Democrats noted that "people realized what a devastating effect this was having in other countries. There is a loss of confidence in us, and loss of political credit, and there is an economic loss. Industry has complained massively to Bonn about the economic price we are paying." Industrialists were not alone in complaining. Declared historian Golo Mann, 83: "If I were 50, I would arm myself. Trust in the state's protection clearly no longer suffices...
...DEATHS WERE AS PUZZLING AS THEY WERE A contradiction of what Petra Kelly had stood for. Ten years ago she was the personification of the German environmental and peace movements. One of the founders of the German Green Party, Kelly was a member of the West German Bundestag until 1990, when her party failed to win enough votes to remain in the parliament. Over the years, she had fallen out with many of her fractious party colleagues and became a marginal figure. Her compatriots were shocked into remembrance of Kelly, however, when she and her longtime lover and fellow Green...
Brandt's political career began in 1949 with his election to West Germany's first Bundestag. In 1957 he became mayor of West Berlin, a post he held during the most frigid days of the cold war. While mayor, he ran in 1961 and '65 as the Social Democrats' candidate for Chancellor, losing both times in brutal campaigns in which opponents sneered at his origins -- the mighty Konrad Adenauer called him "alias Herbert Frahm" -- and criticized him for fleeing Germany before the war. Pictures of Brandt wearing a Norwegian uniform were handed out by his Christian Democratic rivals...
That put Major further at odds with Kohl, who wants to press ahead as fast as possible. Kohl told the Bundestag in a speech televised live that Germany's prosperity can be assured only by working toward the goal of European unity. "Germany is our fatherland," he said, "and Europe is our future." He will submit the treaty to the Bundestag for action next week...