Adhering to a pro-Russian stance, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will be “deprived” of some privileges | International | Newtalk News

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was surrounded and suppressed by German politics for refusing to express his opposition to Russia’s sending troops to Ukraine. would be “deprived” of some of the special rights previously granted to the former prime minister by law.Figure: flipped Wikipedia

The red-yellow-green coalition of the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats has held on to his post as chairman of Rosneft’s supervisory board as former chancellor Gerhard Schöder faced the atrocities of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German media reported. The government’s proposal to “deprive” the former prime minister of some of the special rights previously granted to him by law.

The report pointed out that the proposal will no longer staff Schroeder’s office from May 19 on the grounds that the 78-year-old former Chancellor Schroeder has no longer fulfilled any obligations related to public office. The original staff will be relocated after the existing work has been processed. Schroeder, however, will keep the guards and retirement allowances that are officially staffed for him. There had been earlier proposals to scrap Schroeder’s pension, but a legal review by the parties in the coalition government found that scrapping the pension was likely to be unconstitutional.

It is understood that Schroeder has close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who launched the war of aggression against Ukraine, and holds important positions in many Russian companies. Schroeder refused to “draw a line” with Putin after the war broke out. Former SPD German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is chairman of the shareholder committee of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project and chairman of the supervisory board of Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft. In addition, he is currently competing for a position on the supervisory board of Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom.

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was surrounded and suppressed by German politics for refusing to express his opposition to Russia’s sending troops to Ukraine. would be “deprived” of some of the special rights previously granted to the former prime minister by law.

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