Word: kohl
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Schmidt, 67, is not running in next January's parliamentary elections, and last week he bade farewell to politics with a two-hour speech in the Bundestag. Even in his farewell address, he got in a few glancing blows. Schmidt blasted Chancellor Helmut Kohl for following U.S. policy too slavishly, saying, "The Federal Republic must remain the friend and partner of the United States, but not a client...
...increasingly emotional immigration issue may be a factor in the campaigning for next January's national elections. The opposition Social Democrats have already reproached the government for "playing with people's lives." In response, Kohl's Christian Democrats wish to amend the constitution to admit refugees fleeing political persecution but not those simply seeking a better life in an affluent society. That would theoretically bar more than 80% of this year's newcomers. Enforcing such rules, however, may not be easy. As one airline executive in Frankfurt observed last week, "How can we tell the difference between acceptable political refugees...
Last week Chancellor Helmut Kohl announced measures designed to discourage immigration. Airline companies will risk fines of $1,000 if they fail to check the papers of passengers flying to West Germany. Refugees from "problem countries" in the Third World will have to apply for visas even if they plan to spend only a few days in the Federal Republic. And those awaiting a decision on their asylum requests may seek employment only after five years. "It is simply not possible," said the Chancellor, "for the Federal Republic to be a refuge for anyone in economic difficulty...
...promised, if elected, to cut the defense budget and cancel plans for West German participation in the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars. He also vowed to "stop nuclear energy production in stages." Turning to economic and social issues, Rau condemned the ruling conservative coalition of Chancellor Helmut Kohl for creating a "new poor" class and promised to fight unemployment, currently at 8.6%. His speech was rewarded with applause but no foot-stomping exuberance...
...five-year terms as minister-president of his native North Rhine-Westphalia, faces an uphill battle for the chancellorship. Polls taken before last week's congress gave Kohl's conservative-liberal coalition 51%, a ten-point lead over the S.P.D. The Chancellor's main source of strength is a solid economic record that, despite high unemployment, boasts zero inflation, a 3.5% growth rate and a $25 billion trade surplus during the first six months of the year. In personal appeal, Rau, who married only four years ago, has two young children and whose wife is expecting a third, might have...