Schroeder shrugs off protests; welfare cuts to stay
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BERLIN - Germany&#39;s Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Wednesday shrugged off protests against his labour-market reforms, saying they would take effect next 1 January &quot;on schedule&quot; and without further changes.
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It was a typical campaign stop for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder ahead of three crucial state elections this month: A cacophony of boos, catcalls and shrill whistles, signs reading Schroeder Must Go! and an egg ...
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Brussels: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Tuesday that he stood by his controversial plan to reform NATO despite criticism that he was undermining the US-led military alliance and Berlin's ties with ...
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, hit by a spate of midterm election defeats over his cutbacks in social welfare spending, is regaining his popularity in opinion polls after the re-election of President ...
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"They are split over whether to defend Schroeder's reform policies or move to the left. It is an extremely tough dilemma."  Nearly two years after Gerhard Schroeder exited the political stage, his Social Democrats are struggling to fill a void left by Germany's charismatic former leader and come to terms with his legacy of economic ... via Reuters UK
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Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s party has halted an 18-month run of poll disasters by avoiding a fresh slump in local elections on Sunday, but will still need to make giant leaps to win a third term in 2006.
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BERLIN - Germanyâs governing Social Democrats avoided major losses in local elections Sunday in the countryâs most populous state, while the conservative opposition lost votes but stayed well ahead in a traditional stronghold for Chancellor Gerhard
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s party was heartened Monday after faring better than expected in east German state elections, but a strong showing by fringe parties on the right
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BERLIN : German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s party vowed to press on with its tough economic reform drive, despite a fresh state election rout that spells trouble for a string of further polls this month.
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ALGIERS: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Saturday gave strong backing to Algeria&#39;s promised democratic reforms, including greater rule of law, and praised its efforts to overcome
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France's centre-right government on Sunday stood defiantly by plans to make the 35-hour work week more flexible with the controversial prospect of longer hours, despite mass weekend protests.
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WITTENBERGE, Germany  - A protester threw an egg at Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during a visit to an eastern German town Tuesday, but missed him and hit a police officer.
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Germany's far-right is expected to profit from discontent over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's welfare cuts and low voter turnout in elections in two eastern states today.
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BERLIN - Germany&#39;s governing Social Democrats emerged from local elections in the country&#39;s most populous state Sunday trailing well behind the conservative opposition in projections, but party leaders were relieved they avoided major new losses.
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Argentina president-elect Cristina Kirchner has shrugged off allegations of cosmetic surgery.
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German voters handed Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a fresh setback in elections in the small western state of Saarland today, reflecting public anger over his drive to cut into the country - s cherished network ...