Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder becomes chairman of Russian state-controlled Nord Stream pipeline company directly after leaving office

In November 2005, just weeks before stepping down as Germany's chancellor, Gerhard Schröder signed the controversial North European Gas Pipeline deal (later renamed "Nord Stream") with Russia. Directly after leaving office, Schröder accepted the nomination as chairman of the Russian state-controlled company (a subsidiary of Gazprom) responsible for the project, leading to allegations of corruption and cronyism. Members on both sides of the aisle in Germany denounced Mr. Schröder's actions.

The geostrategic decision to deepen Germany's energy dependence on Russia is one thing... but...

The presumption of corruption is unequivocal, and in any decent democracy such an act would be illegal.

(if anyone knows of such of a democracy, please let me know. Are there any Nordic countries which would have given him a pass?)

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II}

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The largest among them include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and United Technologies. These groups in turn fund networks of think tanks including the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), New America Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Council on Foreign Relations, Brookings, Heritage, and more. A recent report
from the Revolving Door Project found that CNAS, one of these think tanks, repeatedly advocated for policies that would enrich or benefit top arms manufacturers without formally disclosing its receipt of donations from these companies.

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The Dutch under Mark Rutte has not complied with EU principle for a cooling off period of his ministers to a lobbying position.

PM Mark Rutte and special relationship Royal Dutch British Shell and Unilever ... dividend tax and relocation HQ to London.

'Sapere aude'