Gerhard Schroeder. Archival photoBERLIN, Aug 12 A lawsuit filed by ex-Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder against the German Bundestag has been submitted to the administrative court of Berlin, there is no date for the hearing yet, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the institution. «I can confirm that the claim has been received,” the court said, adding that “there is no date (of the hearing) yet,” as well as a decision on which chamber of the court the case will be considered in. «No,» the court said, when asked if the process could be completed as early as this year. According to the representative of the court, on average, consideration of one case takes «about 17 months», the trial in the case of Schröder against the Bundestag can, in principle, be postponed to the next year. Earlier, the German media reported that the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schröder (he held the post in 1998-2005) filed a lawsuit against the German Bundestag demanding the return of partially revoked privileges, in particular, to again provide the office with employees. Earlier, the budget committee of the Bundestag made a decision to recall the bureau and employees from ex-Chancellor Schroeder. In Germany, Schroeder is sharply criticized for close ties with Russia. After the decision to deprive the ex-chancellor of the bureau in the German Bundestag, he continues to receive a pension, and he also has the right to personal protection. The arbitration commission of the Hannover branch of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) on August 8 rejected applications to expel Schröder from the organization. for Europe
