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Sigmar Gabriel
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Sigmar Gabriel

Sigmar Gabriel is a German politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vice-Chancellor of Germany from and was chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Moscow in 2016

Germany's Social Democrats, Russia, and past mistakes

Germany's Social Democrats, Russia, and past mistakes

After past mistakes in its Russia policy, critics wonder how close to Moscow the German chancellor's party still is.
PoliticsApril 22, 2022
German investigative journalist Günter Wallraff (C), former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (R) and former German Interior Minister Gerhart Baum (L) hold a newspaper during a press conference

Opinion: I am Julian Assange

Opinion: I am Julian Assange

Prominent figures want Julian Assange to be released from prison in the UK. They have a point, says Marcel Fürstenau.
PoliticsFebruary 7, 2020
A protest banner in support of Julian Assange

Prominent Germans appeal for Assange's release

Prominent Germans appeal for Assange's release

The WikiLeaks founder is being held in deteriorating conditions despite his poor health, his supporters said.
SocietyFebruary 6, 2020
Sigmar Gabriel

Germany's Sigmar Gabriel tapped for Deutsche Bank job

Germany's Sigmar Gabriel tapped for Deutsche Bank job

Sigmar Gabriel, former chief of Germany's left-leaning Social Democrats, is to join the lender's supervisory board.
BusinessJanuary 24, 2020
Deutschland Gespräch zwischen Gabriel und Nowitzki

Gabriel and Nowitzki talk trans-Atlantic ties

Gabriel and Nowitzki talk trans-Atlantic ties

The former foreign minister discussed sports, retirement and the trans-Atlantic relationship with the basketball legend.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2019
Merkel and Gabriel in March 2018

Germany bars ex-FM from investment job

Germany bars ex-FM from investment job

However, an alleged attempt by the US ambassador to keep Sigmar Gabriel from another job seems to have failed.
PoliticsAugust 16, 2019
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