Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder now wants to resign from the supervisory board of the Russian oil company Rosneft. The company recently announced this.
Schröder, formerly head of Rosneft’s supervisory board, said it was impossible for him to extend his mandate on the board. No further details were given. But apparently the pressure on the 78-year-old has become too great. In a resolution on Thursday, the EU parliament called for sanctions against former politicians who continue to work for Russian companies. Schröder and former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl were also mentioned in the text.
The SPD politician Schröder was Chancellor from 1998 to 2005. He then took on tasks for the pipeline company Nord Stream, Russia’s Gazprom and Rosneft, among others. Because he did not distance himself from this after the start of the war, the SPD leadership asked him to leave the party. There are also motions for expulsion from the party. The 78-year-old is also considered a personal friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Source: Krone
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