Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 19.The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has proposed depriving former chancellor Gerhard Schröder of civil servants' pensions because of his work for Russian companies, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper. — the head of the German government is put in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as being in positions in the energy enterprises of this country. «The ruling coalition does not go as far with measures against Schroeder as the Christian Democratic Union, which proposes to delete him from the list of recipients of pensions for civil servants «, the article says. The author of the article, Markus Wehner, quoted the deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Kati Mast, who called this measure unlikely.
"However, we are talking about "property rights&# 34;, therefore, such a step is "extremely doubtful", the newspaper quotes the politician.
As previously reported by Zeit, the parties of the ruling coalition in Germany are planning this week pass the necessary legislative acts to deprive Schroeder of his privileges. We are talking about the termination of funding for the work of the bureau of the German politician, to which he is entitled as a former chancellor. At the same time, the politician will retain other privileges, in particular, pensions and bodyguards. In recent months, Schroeder has been criticized in Germany in connection with his work for Russian companies. In early March, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with the ZDF television channel that it would be right if the ex-head of the German government refused to post in them. The SPD, which Schröder is a member of, is considering expelling him.