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...traditional supermarkets. You might think that officials would be happy that consumers are saving money in tough times. But the discounters' success is controversial in Germany: Renate Künast, the government Minister for Consumer Protection, last month vowed to "break their power." She was quickly chided by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. But her remarks came just as Germany's Justice Ministry was working on a revision of the unfair trading law, and others rallied to her defense, including agricultural groups and makers of brand-name products. It's a microcosm of a divisive and peculiarly European debate...
...untenable. As to Europe, though Blair (and Bush) have allies there, among them the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, the British leader has been blindsided by the revival of the Franco-German alliance, manifested last week by the joint declaration of French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder of their opposition to military action. If Britain is yoked to the U.S. in an unpopular, messy war, it is France and Germany--not Britain--that will shape the future...
...seeking that blessing will set off a fierce dogfight. France, which long demanded a second resolution, now says it might veto any attempt to pass one so soon. Germany, while it has no veto, takes over the chairmanship of the Council in February, and the government of Gerhard Schroder is committed to standing against war. His coalition partners in the Green Party can cause serious trouble for Schroder's thin majority if he bows to U.S. pressure. "We committed ourselves to say no," says Christian Strobele, a stalwart Green pacifist who nearly brought down the government when Schroder sent troops...
...untenable. As to Europe, though Blair (and Bush) have allies there, among them the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, the British leader has been blindsided by the revival of the Franco-German alliance, manifested last week by the joint declaration of French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder of their opposition to military action. If Britain is yoked to the U.S. in an unpopular, messy war, it is France and Germany - not Britain - that will shape the future...
GERMANY Trouble At The Polls Just five months after he secured his second term in office by just 6,000 votes, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder faces two key state elections this weekend. Polls suggest the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) are likely to win in both the central state of Hesse, where they're already in power, and the northern state of Lower Saxony, a Social Democratic (SPD) stronghold for the past 13 years. Losing Lower Saxony would be especially humiliating for Schröder, who ran the state as premier from 1990 until 1998 when he became Chancellor...