Word: schröder
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...minister of Berlin over a scandal about his use of air miles - totted up on official business - for personal trips. The charismatic Gysi was the most prominent PDS figure and the one most popular among people in western Germany and young voters. His resignation could be a lifeline for Schr?der's re-election hopes. If the pds fails to gain at least 5% of the vote, it can't claim any seats in the new parliament, good news for Schr?der's struggling Social Democrats...
...accounting controversy and Short's charges are mere cavils compared to the sustained attack the Commission has come under in Germany in recent months. Chancellor Gerhard Schr?der and challenger Edmond Stoiber, locked in a close election campaign, have both found the Commission an easy target. Schr?der has accused it of trying to undermine Germany's industrial competitiveness through various legislative initiatives and antitrust rulings. Stoiber has been no more forgiving, claiming the Commission continues to encroach on the competence of the German regions, the L?nder, to run their own affairs...
...bankruptcy shortly. Another division, KirchBeteiligungs, holds the rights to Formula One auto racing as well as a 40% stake in the Springer publishing firm, which could both be sold off to reduce debt. While there has been a public clamor to find a "German solution" to the Kirch bankruptcy, Schr?der has said he would have no objections if Murdoch took over parts of the business. The same could not be said for Mediaset, since Berlusconi is a conservative politician whose policies are frequently at odds with those of the left-leaning Schr?der...
...built from scratch over more than four decades. And, should the controversy taint friends who helped him along the way, he may not be the only high-profile casualty. One of his staunchest backers is Edmund Stoiber, premier of Bavaria and the opposition candidate set to challenge Gerhard Schr?der for the German chancellorship in September...