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Chancellor attacks former chancellor: Merz is "deeply outraged" by Schröder's celebration with Putin
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Key FactsSchröder’s Putin visit in Moscow draws sharp criticism
Oct 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The Kremlin said Putin first learned from media reports that Schröder was present, then invited his old friend home.
- Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann called the visit disgraceful; Göring-Eckardt also considered it particularly damaging to Europe.
- Before the celebration, Schröder visited a Globus branch in Moscow and gave employees a welcoming speech; he had previously joined its supervisory board.
- That day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported at least 25 deaths and more than 100 injuries after Russian attacks.
A disgrace for Germany. A betrayal of Europe. A disservice to peace.— Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Green Party politician, on X about Schröder's visit to Putin
Fisheries Day in Wilhelmshaven: Fishermen demand affordable energy and vent their anger - | What Olaf Lies has to say about it
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In socialist model city Xiong'an: Gerhard Schröder makes a surprise appearance at a forum in China
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OpinionGerhard Schröder and the SPD: Party demands expulsion: Schröder is damaging the credibility of the Social Democrats, according to the accusation ...
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Key FactsSPD Politicians Again Seek Schröder’s Expulsion
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The SPD district of Upper Palatinate unanimously approved a corresponding motion at its district party conference, chair Carolin Wagner said.
- The SPD state leaders in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria also spoke in favor of expulsion.
- The motion urges the SPD executive to seek renewed proceedings aimed at expulsion, citing Schröder’s Putin visit and his Hyperglobus supervisory-board role.
- Sebastian Roloff and Jochen Ott consider success doubtful; Ott cites high hurdles and the failure of the first proceedings in 2023.
Schröder is a complete disgrace for the entire country.— Robin Mesarosch, Co-Chair of the SPD Baden-Württemberg, told Tagesspiegel
Zinke Will Run Again After All: After losing the district administrator election, he had initially left his future open—but now Sebastian Zinke intends to remain ...
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Birthday party with Putin: The SPD must finally kick Schröder out: The Social Democrats must oust former Chancellor and ex-party leader Gerhard Schröder after ...
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Behrens has had enough: Minister wants to take action after derby riots in Braunschweig
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Former Chancellor visits Kremlin chief: Schröder celebrates Putin's birthday in Moscow
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Key FactsSchröder’s Putin Visit Draws Fierce Criticism
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- According to the Kremlin, Putin learned Wednesday morning that Schröder was in Moscow and invited his old friend to his home.
- Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann called the visit a disgrace; Dennis Radtke also criticized Schröder.
- A spokesman said Chancellor Friedrich Merz considered the celebration deeply immoral amid the war in Ukraine.
- After Russian attacks on Ukraine that Wednesday, Wolodimir Selenskij reported at least 25 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
A disgrace for Germany. A betrayal of Europe. A disservice to peace.— Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Green Party politician, on X after Schröder's Moscow visit
Leadership crisis at Arbeiterwohlfahrt in Emden: Emden AWO fires its managing director
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Gerhard Schröder is making headlines with a new trip to Moscow. The former Chancellor now sits on the supervisory board of the Russian branch of the Globus ... Show more
Key FactsFormer Chancellor Schröder Visits Hyperglobus Store After Board Appointment
Oct 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- After joining the supervisory board, Schröder visited a Hyperglobus store in western Moscow; the company confirmed his visit.
- Hyperglobus was separated from Germany’s Globus Holding last year; more than 20 supermarkets retain the brand name.
- Shortly after a decision by Moscow’s government, Metro’s Russian assets were to be placed under temporary state administration.
- Schröder said continued economic ties and investment were particularly important for food supplies in Russia.
This is particularly important in such a fundamental area as securing the population's food supply.— Gerhard Schröder, during a visit to a Hyperglobus branch in Moscow, on the importance of continuing economic ties and investments in Russia, especially to secure the population's food supply.
Adis Ahmetovic: Bundestag lifts immunity: In Hanover, three SPD politicians are now the focus of the justice system. The public prosecutor's office is not ...
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Key FactsAdis Ahmetovic’s Immunity Lifted for Possible Searches
Oct 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The Bundestag lifted the immunity of Lower Saxony SPD lawmaker and SPD Hannover chair Adis Ahmetovic.
- According to dpa, citing Bundestag administration, the decision is intended to enable searches authorized by courts.
- Why Ahmetovic is being investigated remains unclear; prosecutors cite investigative-strategy reasons for withholding details.
- His lawyer Holger Nitz said Ahmetovic denied wrongdoing and signaled extensive cooperation; requested file access was initially refused.
Ahmetovic wants full transparency.— Holger Nitz, counsel for Adis Ahmetovic, said this, noting that the requested file inspection was initially refused.
Hospital site affair: three SPD politicians under suspicion: The Hanover public prosecutor's office is investigating Steffen Krach, co-chair of the Berlin ...
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SPD: Several voices call for Schröder to be expelled from the party: The SPD district of Upper Palatinate wants to expel Gerhard Schröder from the party ...
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SPD politician in Lower Saxony: Doris Schröder-Köpf resigns her seat in the state parliament
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Gerhard Schröder at Globus: Former Chancellor Joins the Supervisory Board of a Russian Supermarket Chain
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Key FactsSchröder Reportedly Joins Russian Globus Operator’s Board
Oct 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- According to a media report, Gerhard Schröder joined the supervisory board of Globus’s Russian operating company.
- According to the report, Hyperglobus said Schröder should support the company’s strategic development.
- The Russian business was separated from Germany’s Globus Holding in 2025 and is owned by former Globus chief Thomas Bruch.
- Germany’s Globus Holding said the Russian markets are legally and operationally fully independent; Hyperglobus and Schröder have not commented.
"The Kremlin wants to have access in case the situation escalates further"— said ntv reporter Rainer Munz in Moscow, with regard to the Russian war against Ukraine and Moscow's relationship to European states.
Home of Lower Saxony's SPD politician Politze searched: Stefan Politze, then chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the state parliament ...
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Public prosecutor's office investigates: Lower Saxony's SPD parliamentary group leader Politze resigns
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Ulrich Bettermann: Patriarch from the Sauerland with a fortune in the billions: An acquaintance of Merz, a friend of Schröder, a pilot, a hunter ...
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Paid articlePaywall Supervisory Board Mandate in Russia: How Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Avoids International Sanctions
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Schröder with Putin: Why expelling the SPD would be pointless: The SPD wants to get rid of Gerhard Schröder again. It would be an act of pride, but unnecessary ...
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Great outrage over former Chancellor Schröder's visit to Putin: A few days ago, former Chancellor Schröder was a guest of Russian President Putin ...
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The mother-and-child facility in Stade has reopened. In June, a man shot and killed six people there, three of whom were staff members ... Show more
Schröder with Putin: A disgusting birthday laugh: While former Chancellor Schröder congratulates Putin on his birthday in Moscow, Putin's troops are ...
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OpinionPutin's Birthday Party: The Complete Moral Bankruptcy of Gerhard Schröder: It is the former chancellor's decision not to derive any moral obligations ...
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"Shame": Massive criticism of Schröder's visit to Putin: On his recent trip to Russia, former Chancellor Schröder visited his old friend Putin ...
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Attending Putin's birthday party: Massive criticism of Gerhard Schröder: The former Chancellor attended Putin's 74th birthday celebrations at Putin's ...
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Schröder's Putin visit outrages SPD base: "That's unacceptable": At the SPD party conference in the Main-Kinzig district, Gerhard Schröder's ...
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Merz outraged at former German chancellor's birthday visit to Putin: Chancellor Friedrich Merz is outraged that former German leader Gerhard Schröder visited ...
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OpinionSchröder's Putin friendship: The intolerable comrade: How can the SPD demand that the Left distance itself from clan leaders when it tolerates the avowed ...
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CDU demands after Putin visit: Take away Gerhard Schröder's Lower Saxony State Medal!
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“Commuters are being run over”: S4 to be completely discontinued in 2027 - | Four state parliament members from the Hildesheim district are taking a stand ...
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Gerhard Schröder at Putin's birthday: Former Chancellor angers SPD with Moscow visit
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Schröder, Putin and the Globus connections: According to "Der Spiegel," former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) is apparently avoiding sanctions against Russia ...
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Paid articlePaywallBribery allegations: Before the next crucial election, the Hanover cronyism becomes a problem for the SPD
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"Betrayal of Europe": Schröder celebrates Putin's birthday - | while Putin attacks Ukraine with missiles
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Birthday visit to Putin: SPD Wathlingen requests Gerhard Schröder's expulsion from the party
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Upper Palatinate SPD: Wagner and Ertug re-elected - | clear message against AfD: Vohenstrauß. Die Oberpfälzer Sozialdemokraten fordern ein ...
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Georgia Today Oct 09
Merz condemns Schröder’s birthday visit to Putin as ‘immoral - Georgia Today: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned former chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s ...
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Gerhard Schröder: How Russia sees him has to do with his and Putin's father: In Russia, former Chancellor Gerhard "Schröder" was long considered the last ...
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State Parliament: Aurich's Siebels takes over as interim leader of the SPD parliamentary group
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Applause for former Chancellor in Moscow: Schröder visits Russian supermarket - | then champagne bottles break
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Investigations against SPD politician Politze: Nursing school "Magnet Academy" in Isernhagen in the focus of the public prosecutor's office
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Poll: Majority of Germans find Schröder's Putin visit 'inappropriate': A majority of people in Germany disapprove of former chancellor Gerhard Schröder's visit ...
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Lawyer: Investigation against SPD politician - | Connection to conflict: The immunity of Stefan Politze, the leader of the SPD parliamentary group in Lower ...
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Applause for Schröder in the Russian supermarket - | Then it crashes
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Read: AfD politician as State Parliament President “not normal”
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Gerhard Schröder and Vladimir Putin: Male friendship over human lives: Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder at Vladimir Putin's birthday party.
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An ‘old friend,’ a stove, and a samovar. The Kremlin shares a portrait of Putin’s birthday with former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
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Naval port in Emden: German Armed Forces are getting a new naval port in Emden: Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Lower Saxony's Minister-President Olaf ...
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Putin celebrates birthday with former German chancellor Schröder: Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder joined Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the Russian ...
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Politze resignation: Reactions range from respect to demands directed at Lies
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While the Chancellor's Office scraps its sugar tax, Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil is in Hildesheim with Minister of Education Julia Hamburg: What the two ...
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OpinionInvestigations against SPD parliamentary group leader in Lower Saxony's state parliament: This is what Stefan Politze has to say about it
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Paid articlePaywall Bernd Lynack Remains District Administrator of Hildesheim: SPD Politician Wins by a Wide Margin Against Christopher Gedeon
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Oldenburg has a new mayor. In the runoff election held today, Sunday, September 27, Jascha Rohr (Alliance 90/The Greens, supported by the CDU) prevailed ... Show more
After an exciting election night, the result is in: Sebastian Zinke (SPD) congratulates Cornelia Reithmeier (independent) on her election victory and thus on ... Show more
Victory in runoff election: Katharina Pötter remains mayor of Osnabrück: With 56.95 percent of the vote, incumbent Katharina Pötter (CDU) prevailed against her ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fewer crimes in Lower Saxony - | but perceived insecurity and fear are increasing
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District Administrator Runoff Election in the Hildesheim District: The Election Night, the Developments, and the Consequences
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Shortly after the polling stations closed, it's clear: Both popular initiatives are likely to be rejected, but there's tension in many cantons and ... Show more
End of an era: Radio Schröder closes after 54 years: The specialist shop at Ludwigstrasse 81 in Hanau-Steinheim will open for the last time at the end of ...
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Five Peine residents who take action and make a difference: Minister-President honors volunteers
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Foul play surrounding Gerhard Schröder files: Accusations against the Chancellor's Office
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WK Talk in Bremen: Wulff on Islam, Judaism, and German Identity: Former Federal President Christian Wulff defends his famous statement that Islam belongs to ...
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Before the runoff election: Hildesheim's District Administrator Bernd Lynack discusses his stance on the AfD, his understanding of security in the region ...
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