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Žerjavič, Peter
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Upheaval in the SPD
The daily Delo comments on the impact the change in leadership in the SPD will have on German foreign policy. "A single day was sufficient to end the abundant uncertainties and speculation of the past year within the SPD. ... The decision to nominate Steinmeier as the SPD candidate for the chancellorship will lend fresh impetus to Germany's domestic politics. ... Things will get interesting particularly in the area of foreign policy, because Steinmeier and German Chancellor Merkel make no bones about their different opinions on Russia, the US and China. The Social Democrat will 'challenge' the Chancellor in the area of foreign policy and thus in a field where the Chancellor has been able to chalk up a good few successes."
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Obama in Berlin
Delo newspaper writes about the upcoming visit to Germany by US presidential candidate Barack Obama, whose plans to deliver a speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate have divided opinion among German politicians. "The unaccustomed confusion surrounding Obama's speech has strained relations within the 'black-red' - or CDU-SPD - coalition. ... Berlin's highly popular mayor Klaus Wowereit and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier approve of Obama's giving a speech in the heart of Berlin, but Chancellor Merkel does not. ... As in the US, the German press is also writing that in raising hackles over his planned speech in Berlin, Obama has demonstrated his diplomatic immaturity. ... He will have to show more tact in his dealings with other countries."
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