Incoming German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is to attend next weekend’s (24-25 October) summit of EU leaders

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Series Details 15/10/98, Volume 4, Number 37
Publication Date 15/10/1998
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Date: 15/10/1998

in Pörtschach, Austria, as a “guest of honour”, it was announced this week. Defeated Chancellor Helmut Kohl will not be there, but will be officially represented by German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel. The German parliament will officially vote Schröder into office on 27 October, bringing Kohl's 16-year chancellorship to an end.

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