News: Willy Brandt

After his term as the Chancellor Brandt retained his seat in the Bundestag and he remained the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party through 1987

West Germany in the late 1960s was shaken by student disturbances and a general "change of the times" that not all Germans were willing to accept or approve. ...

From 3 October 1957, to 1966, Willy Brandt was Mayor of West Berlin, during a period of increasing tension in East-West relations that led to the construction of the Berlin Wall.....

Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm ( 18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992), was a German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969-1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1964-1987.

De nieuwe luchthaven van Berlijn wordt vernoemd naar Willy Brandt. Dat heeft de raad van toezicht besloten, zo werd vrijdag (11 december) bekend.

Früher machte er Wahlkampf für Willy Brandt, heute warnt er mit Büchern wie "Meinungsmache" vor Lobbyismus. Im SPIEGEL-ONLINE-Interview erklärt Albrecht Müller, warum die Demokratie in Deutschland in Gefahr ist - und warum die SPD ihre wirtschaftspolitischen Chancen verspielt.

German unity is a possibility, nothing more but nothing less.With those words, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt last Januarysought to underscore the uncertain outlook...

Ich möchte eindringlich raten, vor organisierter Verdummung und vor ausgeklügelter Gemeinheit als Mittel der Politik sehr auf der Hut zu sein. Willy Brandt (1913-1992)