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“Ms. Schröder-Kim has been relieved of her duties with immediate effect and NRW.Global Business is now terminating her employment relationship without notice,” Klner Stadt-Anzeiger quoted a spokesperson for the Rhineland Economy Ministry as saying. of North Westphalia. Participation in the May 9 celebration at the Russian Embassy in the department was considered “a public statement on political topics.” As well as the publication last year by the wife of the former chancellor of his photograph against the backdrop of the Kremlin. Then the management of the company also wanted to dismiss Schroeder-Kim, but the Minister of Land Economy Andreas Pinkquart defended her. And the reason for this intercession was clearly the professional qualities of Schroeder-Kim herself, and not her much publicized last name.

Kim was really a good specialist and started working at NRW.Global Business long before her marriage, showing very good results. On his account – dozens of South Korean companies that opened a business in North Rhine-Westphalia. But this time, political considerations seem to have taken precedence over professionalism.

The German authorities have decided to take revenge on the ex-chancellor’s wife for her political views. Even though everyone says she was a good specialist

The event at the Russian Embassy caused a sensation in Germany. The German participants at the reception, among which, in addition to the Schroeder couple, were also representatives of the AfD and the Left Party, immediately suffered a wave of virulent criticism. Politicians from the ruling parties called the visit to the Russian Embassy inappropriate at best, and the media published numerous documents about it, and all, with rare exceptions, with a condemnation that is almost transformed into anger. However, the guests themselves didn’t seem too bothered by such a reaction.
“I think it’s only right to attend a reception on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of our country from fascism,” said Klaus Ernst, member of the Bundestag from the Left Party and leader of the Parliamentary Energy Committee, to Der Tagesspiegel. According to him, without the victory over fascism, the life of the Germans would have been very different.

But the main target of the attacks was always Gerhard Schroeder. His participation in the reception aroused particular indignation both in political circles and among journalists. Schroeder has long been criticized for his ties to Russia, and over the past year that criticism has turned into outright attacks. They even tried to expel the former Chancellor of the Social Democratic Party, but to no avail. Also on Monday, the federal SPD arbitration dismissed all claims against Schröder and issued the final decision that he has the right to remain in the party ranks. Although the office due to each former chancellor, which was taken from Schroeder last year, was never returned to him. And now it turns out that German politicians have decided to collect even on his wife.

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