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The guests spoke about U.S.-German relations and U.S. and German leadership on initiatives such as NATO expansion, European integration and Bosnian reconstruction. This was part of the openi…

Members debated the government’s decision to send about 3,000 troops to participate in the NATO stabilization force in Bosnia. The debate focused on whether Germany should continue to post t…

Members debated the Russian military action in the Republic of Chechnya which began December 11, 1994, and voted unanimously to condemn what was called Russia’s human rights violations. Germ…

German leaders held a three-day budget debate, where they debated relations with the European Union and German troops in Bosnia among other topics.

The European Union announced the nomination of Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, to succeed retiring European Commission President Jacques Delors. Santer assured the E.U. there i…

Foreign Minister Kinkel spoke about his government’s policies toward Europe, specifically the European Union. Then, a leading opposition member responded to Mr. Kinkel. Translation from Germ…

Foreign Minister Kinkel and members of the Bundestag debated the expansion of the European union. Germany has led the drive to expand union, first to Austria, and then to Nordic countries an…

In an excerpt from the the debate, Klaus Kinkel spoke to the lower house of the German Parliament in favor of greater economic cooperation with Asian countries, including China.

Members of the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament debated resolutions proposing initiatives to deal with the rise of violence on the part of the radical right against foreig…

German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel spoke to reporters in a news conference following his visit with members of Congress and administration officials concerning U.S.-German relations. In hi…

Members of the German Bundestag debated plans to involve German troops in United Nations operations and about changing asylum laws. Translation from German to English was by voiceover.

German Foreign Minister Kinkel addressed the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament. Topics included the current conflict in Yugoslavia and its implications on Germany. In addit…

German lawmakers were called back from their summer recess to deal with the government’s deployment of a German destroyer and three reconnaissance aircraft to join an international naval pat…

German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel defended the German government’s friendship treaties with Czechoslovakia and Hungary in a speech to the lower house of Germany’s parliament. Opponents of…