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Germany: Schroeder's New Gig Causes Trouble at Home
Mar 31, 2006 | 03:07 GMT
Summary
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder formally took up his post with Russian state natural gas monopoly Gazprom on March 30. His primary duty with Gazprom will be to convince his home country to bind itself more tightly to Russia's energy complex. This geopolitical project is contributing to an intergovernmental controversy that is threatening to bring about the German government's fall.
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