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BERLIN — (AP) — The German parliament's upper house on Monday halted a proposed reform of the country's unemployment benefit system, a central policy of center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government. Scholz's three-party coalition doesn't control a majority in parliament's upper house, which represents Germany's 16 state governments, and regions in which the opposition bloc governs prevented the reform from passing. The move will send the legislation to a committee whose job is to resolve disputes between parliament's lower and upper houses. The proposed reform would replace a system drawn up nearly two decades ago by a center-left government under then Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which tightened benefit rules for the long-term unemployed. The Union bloc says it agrees with the raise in the benefit level but objects to other points.

German lawyer Hans-Christian Stroebele has died at age 83.

Germany Schroeder FILE -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attend an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by parliament following criticism over his ties with Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, pool,file) (Dmitry Lovetsky)BERLIN — (AP) — Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by parliament following criticism over his ties with Russia. Schroeder, who was chancellor from 1998 to 2005, has long had a close relationship with Russian energy companies and President Vladimir Putin. In their decision, lawmakers didn’t explicitly state Schroeder’s ties to Russia.

Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by parliament following criticism over his ties with Russia.

Germany Schroeder FILE - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 7, 2019. Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party rejected a bid to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his close ties to Russia, the news agency dpa reported Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. An arbitration committee of the center-left Social Democrats’ branch in Hannover, where Schroeder lives, considered 17 applications from party members for proceedings against him. An arbitration committee of the center-left Social Democrats’ branch in Hannover, where Schroeder lives, considered 17 applications from party members for proceedings against him. In Germany, expelling party members is a complicated and often lengthy process that frequently fails.

Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party rejected a bid to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his close ties to Russia, the news agency dpa reported Monday.

Germany Schroeder FILE - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with chief executives of international companies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2016. Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party have met to consider calls to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The ex-leader's longstanding ties to the Russian energy sector and refusal to distance himself fully from President Vladimir Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine have left his political standing in tatters. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File) (Dmitry Lovetsky)BERLIN — (AP) — Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party met Thursday to consider calls to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The 78-year-old Schroeder has shown no sign of heeding calls from senior party figures to leave of his own accord.

Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party have met to consider calls to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

Germany Schroeder Decline Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attend an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Schroeder’s association with the Russian energy sector turned the 78-year-old into a political pariah in Germany after the invasion of Ukraine. Schroeder's reportedly lucrative involvement with the Russian energy sector and his friendly relationship with President Vladimir Putin have raised eyebrows for years, even as many others in Germany backed business and energy ties. On Friday, Russian state energy company Rosneft said that Schroeder plans to step down from its board of directors, which he had chaired since 2017. Scholz said he should quit other Russian energy jobs.

Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with an ambitious overhaul of the country’s welfare state beginning to kick in and every chance of a future as a respected elder statesman.

Russia Ukraine War A Ukrainian serviceman secures a position in the village of Vilkhivka, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 20, 2022. Serhiy Haidai said Friday Russian forces now control 90% of the region. He has become increasingly isolated in recent months due to his work for state-controlled Russian energy companies. ___KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States for the $40 billion aid package, which got final congressional approval on Thursday. ___KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops were intensifying their attacks in the Donbas.

(AP Photo) (Uncredited)LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces on Friday continued attacking the cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk to try to cut the area off from the rest of Ukraine, the region’s governor said. He has become increasingly isolated in recent months due to his work for state-controlled Russian energy companies. Finland shares a long land border with Russia and Sweden neighbors Russia through the Baltic Sea basin. ___KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States for the $40 billion aid package, which got final congressional approval on Thursday. ___KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops were intensifying their attacks in the Donbas.

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War Residents stay in the city subway of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. ___BERLIN — Germany’s health minister pledged Thursday to help Ukraine maintain its health system, which has come under severe pressure due to the war with Russia. ___KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine has testified that he shot a Ukrainian civilian on an officer’s orders. Before the war, Ukraine was the EU’s 15th-largest trading partner, representing around 1.2% of overall EU trade. Scholz added that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “mistaken” in thinking peace can be imposed on Ukraine by force.

Germany Russia Schroeder FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, background left, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talks when German Interior Minister Otto Schily and his Russian counterpart Boris Gryslow overhand a contract about travel easement in Yekaterinburg, Oct. 9, 2003. Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (Markus Schreiber)BERLIN — (AP) — German lawmakers agreed Thursday to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine. To reduce the chances of a legal challenge, the proposal didn't explicitly mention Schroeder's ties to Russian companies or to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Saskia Esken, the co-leader of the Social Democrats, last month urged Schroeder to leave the party.

German lawmakers have agreed to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine.

German lawmakers agreed Thursday to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine. Sven Kindler, a financial policy spokesman for the Greens, one of the governing parties, tweeted that parliament's budget committee approved a change to the rules that would leave Schroeder's office “dormant.” The move was expected after lawmakers with the governing coalition — which is led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats, Schroeder's party — on Wednesday proposed linking some of the privileges former chancellors enjoy to actual duties, rather than their status as ex-leaders.

BERLIN — (AP) — Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine. Schroeder's own Social Democratic Party said Wednesday that lawmakers on the parliamentary budget committee had agreed to link some of the former German leader's privileges to actual duties, rather than his status as former chancellor. Schroeder has become increasingly isolated in recent months due to his work for Russian state-controlled energy companies. The 78-year-old is chairman of the supervisory board of Russian state energy company Rosneft and also has been involved with the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline projects. ___Follow all AP stories on Russia's war on Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Germany’s three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine.

Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine. Schroeder's own Social Democratic Party said Wednesday that lawmakers on the parliamentary budget committee had agreed to link some of the former German leader's privileges to actual duties, rather than his status as former chancellor. Schroeder has become increasingly isolated in recent months due to his work for Russian state-controlled energy companies.

Germany Russia Ukraine War Schroeder FILE -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attend an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose ties to the Russian energy industry have left him increasingly isolated at home, should leave the party. He has ignored calls from the party, and from Scholz, to give up those posts. The head of his office recently quit, and Schroeder, 78 — who led the country from 1998 to 2005 — has few defenders left in Germany. Giving up his Russian energy posts “would have been necessary to salvage his reputation as a former and once really successful chancellor, but unfortunately he didn't follow this advice,” she added.

The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder should leave the party.

The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party said Monday that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose ties to the Russian energy industry have left him increasingly isolated at home, should leave the party. Asked whether Schroeder should leave the party, Esken replied: “He should.”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized a diplomatic snub by Ukraine for his country’s president and defended Berlin’s record on delivering weapons to Kyiv.

German dignitaries and artists have been ostracized or publicly dismissed in the last week because they decline to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Germany Former Chancellor FILE - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 7, 2019. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has on Thursday, March 3, 2022 asked former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to resign from his posts at Russian state-owned companies. (Vladimir Smirnov/Pool Photo via AP, file) (Vladimir Smirnov)BERLIN — (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday asked former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to resign from his posts at Russian state-owned companies. He is also slated to take on a supervisory board post for Gazprom, a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation. Scholz stressed that Schroeder’s ties to Russian companies were not a private matter since he is a former chancellor.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to resign from his posts at Russian state-owned companies.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has informed the leaders of the U.S., Britain, the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency about the dire threat of nuclear disaster after Russian troops shelled a nuclear power plant.

President Biden delivered his first formal State of the Union address amid the crisis in Ukraine and a list of challenges at home. He emphasized a message of unity, warned Russian President Vladimir Putin he has "no idea what is coming," and attempted to kickstart his domestic agenda. Ed O'Keefe reports.

Numerous diplomats, led by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva Yevheniia Filipenko, walk out of the room as Russia's Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN Human Rights Council. The Ukrainian envoy says that this action "sends a very strong signal to the Russian Federation that such actions are not acceptable".

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected for a second term of five years by a special parliamentary assembly.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has set off for Washington to reassure Americans that his country stands alongside the United States and other NATO partners in opposing any Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Germany’s biggest opposition party says it will support the reelection of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Germany’s environmentalist Greens have come out in favor of a second term for President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

All the factors that led to the country’s record surpluses — wages, saving, investment and policy — are about to flip.

Germany has shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation.

Germany on Friday is shutting down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power. The decision to phase out nuclear power and shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy was first taken by the center-left government of Gerhard Schroeder in 2002.

Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a fractious European Union together.

Germany is seeing its first three-way contest for the chancellery, with the environmentalist Greens joining the country’s two traditional big parties in fielding a candidate for the top job.

Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany’s longest-serving leaders and as a global diplomatic heavyweight.

Angela Merkel has just about seen it all when it comes to U.S. presidents.

Germany’s environmentalist Greens have chosen co-leader Annalena Baerbock to make the party’s first bid for the chancellery in the country’s September election.