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Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leader of the opposition in the German Parliament, wrapped up his visit to the Gulf on Friday by meeting several Saudi and Gulf officials including Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Abdullateef Al-Zayani,...
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Ash. “So in this moment the challenge does in fact come back to Germany: the buck stops here.” But De Maiziere senses that Germany has already assumed “more international responsibility than many of our citizens would wish”. Such reluctance worries...
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Ash. "So in this moment the challenge does in fact come back to Germany: the buck stops here." But De Maiziere senses that Germany has already assumed "more international responsibility than many of our citizens would wish." Such reluctance worries...
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The book is a source of discomfort within Vahrenholt's party. No one from SPD leadership is willing to comment on the theories of their prominent fellow party member, from former Environment Minister and current SPD Chairman Sigmar Gabriel to...
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But only the threat of a disaster may persuade her coalition to back more funds for the currency bloc. The German government believes that there should not be any discussions about increasing the firewall until March. The leader of Germany's...
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British reaction but also developments in Germany that triggered it, like the proud assertion that "suddenly German is being spoken in Europe" by Volker Kauder, the parliamentary leader of Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union. And his counterpart...
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Citing Britain's refusal to the agreement, the chairman of the SPD-fraction told the Bundestag, the German Parliament, that the summit had seen a result of a divided Europe as the proposed new agreement has embarked onto a completely-unpredictable way...
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The Lady prefers blonds. Angela Merkel, 57, once dubbed the Queen of Europe, likes to surround herself with smooth-shaven, uncrumpled, and, yes, often blond courtiers and allies. Just look at her most successful spin doctor, the velvety Ulrich Wilhelm. O
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"Twenty-seven individual opinions will be lost among worldwide noise in the years to come," the party's parliamentary leader, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, told the convention. The Social Democrats are concerned that Germany, with its lead role in the...
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The response from the SPD opposition was harsh and noted that the government's gradual approach had led to a dramatic intensification of the sovereign debt crisis. The SPD's Frank-Walter Steinmeier supported EU Treaty change and a prominent role for...
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We are going to Brussels with the target of pushing through treaty changes. That is with the spirit of wanting to avoid a division of euro countries and non-euro member states." Frank-Walter Steinmeier, parliamentary leader for the opposition Social...
About Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier (born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who has served as the Foreign Minister of Germany since 22 November 2005 in the Grand Coalition of Angela Merkel. On 21 November 2007, he replaced Franz Müntefering as Vice-Chancellor. In the first half of 2007 he was also President of the European Council. He is a member of... Full Article
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Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrives at the red carpet for the awards ceremony of the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 18, 2012.
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Germany's Green Party parliamentary faction co-leader Renate Kuenast (2nd L) her party co-leader Cem Oezdemir (L) Social Democratic Party (SPD) party leader Sigmar Gabriel (2nd R) and parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier address the media in Berlin February 18, 2012.
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Germany's Green Party parliamentary faction co-leader Renate Kuenast (R) her party co-leader Cem Oezdemir (L) Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd R) and SPD party leader Sigmar Gabriel leave after a news conference in Berlin February 18,...
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Moroccan Communications Minister Nabil Benabdellah (R) receives German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier upon the latter's arrival at the airport in Rabat 17 November 2006. Steinmeier arrived in Morocco as part of a tour of north African countries that will also take him to...
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WIESBADEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich (2nd L) talks to Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), Carsten Maschmeyer and Werner E. Klatten (R), CEO of Deutsche Sporthilfe during the 2012 Sports Gala 'Ball des Sports' at the Rhein-Main Hall on February 4, 2012...
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WIESBADEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich (C) talks to Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Carsten Maschmeyer during the 2012 Sports Gala 'Ball des Sports' at the Rhein-Main Hall on February 4, 2012 in Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), chairman of the German Social Demoractic Party SPD parliamentary group talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych during the opening day of Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The Security Conference is a...
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 03: (L-R) Former Austrian prime minister Wolfgang Schuessel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, chairman of the German Social Demoractic Party SPD parliamentary group and Rainer Bruederle, chairman of the Free Democrats political party (FDP), arrive for the 48th...
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), chairman of the German Social Demoractic Party SPD parliamentary group, talks with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The Security...
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The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) talks with parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) and German Council of Economic Experts member Peter Bofinger before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
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The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) shakes hands with parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) as German Council of Economic Experts member Peter Bofinger watches before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012...
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Chinese Buddhists burn incense as they pray at the Lama Temple in Beijing, 22 November 2007. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has squared up to China in an escalating diplomatic row over her support for the Dalai Lama, saying her foreign policy will be founded on principles as Merkel...
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European Parliament President Martin Schulz (R) talks to Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the opening of the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 3, 2012. World leaders including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...
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Social Democrats Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leader Sigmar Gabriel and secretary general Andrea Nahles (L-R) join hands and sing a song with party fellows at the end of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) party convention in Berlin, December 6, 2011.
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Social Democratic chairman Sigmar Gabriel (R) and party fellow Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) listen to a speech of Peer Steinbrueck at the party convention of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, December 6, 2011.
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Francois Hollande (C), France's Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) walk on the podium at the SPD party convention in Berlin, December 5, 2011.
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Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (L) is embraced by party fellow Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) as party secretary general Andrea Nahles waits with a bunch of flowers after he was re-elected as party leader at a SPD party convention in Berlin, December 5, 2011.
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Social Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier laughs as he listens to a speech of Sigmar Gabriel, chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), not pictured, at the party convention in Berlin, December 5, 2011.
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Sigmar Gabriel, leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) receives congratulations from party fellow Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) after his speech at the party convention in Berlin December 5, 2011.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 05: Francois Hollande (C), French presidential candidate of the French Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, PS) is flanked by Sigmar Gabriel (L), Chairman of the German Social Democrats (SPD), and leading SPD member Frank-Walter Steinmeier as he waves after...
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L-R), leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel and party secretary general Andrea Nahles attend a SPD party convention in Berlin, December 4, 2011.
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Parlamentary group leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier is congratulated by fellow party members after addressing the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) annual convention in Berlin December 4, 2011. With the slogan 'our capital: democracy and justice' the congress takes place fom december 4 to 6.
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Parlamentary group leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) annual convention in Berlin December 4, 2011. With the slogan 'our capital: democracy and justice' the congress takes place fom december 4 to 6.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 04: Manuela Schwesig (R), Deputy Chairwoman of the German Social Democrats (SPD), and Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend the SPD annual federal congress on December 4, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The SPD is Germany's biggest opposition party and has seen its...
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Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrives at the red carpet for the awards ceremony of the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 18, 2012.
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