Helmut Schmidt
Editorial: Greece-France Alliance
Greek-French relations were forged in critical and transitional periods in our country's history.
In 1974 following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the national disaster that led to the fall of the Greek junta, PM Constantine Karamanlis approached France and even adjusted Greece's defence policy to the French model.
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A lack of leadership
Greece has always been a fortunate country because at times of major crises its leaders were capable of shining on the international stage.
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Turkey risks missing historic EU opportunity
"Brexit means more Germanification of the European Union, and you know that this is not good for us," a Spanish participant told an Italian participant at a two-day conference I attended last week. One Dutch participant, on the other hand, underlined the lack of French leadership within the EU as a key concern for the Netherlands.
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Germans pay tribute former chancellor Helmut Schmidt
Former chancellor Helmut Schmidt guided West Germany through some of the toughest moments of the Codl War and economic turbulence. Thousands lined the streets of Hamburg on Monday to pay tribute to the great statesman who died two weeks ago, aged 96. People watched solemnly as his casket, draped in a German flag, was driven from the city’s St.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Dies at 96
Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt passed away at the age of 96 in his home city of Hamburg on Tuesday.
Schmidt served as Chancellor of West Germany between 1974 and 1982.
Before that he had held several ministerial positions, having successively served as Defence Minister, Economy and Finance Minister in the government of his predecessor Willy Brandt.
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German former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies, aged 96
Social Democrat Schmidt who served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982 passed away at the age of 96, according to his Hamburg office.
According to reports, Schmidt caught an infection after having surgery to remove a blood clot from his leg about two months ago.
I don't want to remember Demirel, good or bad
My youth was spent hating him. Of course we did not know that, in the coming decades, my generation and I would develop a bigger capacity for hate and bigger reasons to accommodate hatred.
Those who came after him actually did broaden our ability to hate.
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PEGIDA provides Germans an opportunity to speak out
Given that Turks represent the majority of Muslims in Germany, it is not surprising that the activities of the group known as PEGIDA, the German acronym for ?Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident,? should be attracting attention in Turkey.
Germany has been spying on Turkey since 1976: Report
Germany's foreign intelligence agency has been spying on Turkey for nearly four decades, Focus magazine said on Aug. 23 in a report which could raise tensions further between the NATO allies.
The details about the duration of possible surveillance and on the decision-making surrounding it go further than first reports earlier this week.