Kohl

Two popular fallacies are thriving in a Europe of populism and diminished expectations. Many argue that Europe's problem is a problem of leadership. Missing are statesmen with the stature of Helmut Kohl, Francois Mitterrand or Jacques Delors. Historical distance tends to elevate and idealize leaders of the past.

Kohl led his country from 1982 to 1998, overseeing the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990

Helmut Kohl, the chancellor who presided over both German reunification and the creation of the eurozone, has died aged 87.

The Greek Foreign Ministry on Friday paid respects to Helmut Kohl, the former German chancellor who died aged 87.

The ministry described Kohl as a leader "with a sense of historic responsibility who brought to fruition the historic undertaking of peacefully reunifying Germany."

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has died, German newspaper Bild reported. He was 87 years old.
Kohl, the architect of German reunification, was the first chancellor after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In 1989, Kohl proposed to reunite Germany and the reunification occurred in October 1990, according to Sputnik News.

Helmut Kohl, the former German Chancellor, is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Heidelberg University Hospital, Spiegel Online reported on Tuesday.

Kohl, 85, known as the father of Germany's reunification had undergone intestine surgery.

Former chancellor criticizes Merkel in new book

BERLIN -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has made a series of derogatory remarks about Angela Merkel in his new book, due to be published soon.

He described the current chancellor as an incompetent politician who could not even eat properly with a knife and fork.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will on Thursday pay a one-day working visit to Germany, where he will meet with potential investors and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, said a statement from Vucic's office.