In the midst of the conflicting situation between NATO and the US, with Russia, regarding a possible invasion of Ukraine and which has the European continent on the edge, a former German chancellor was appointed to the supervisory board of the Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom, one of the largest energy corporations in the world.
Germany's persistent policies to push down wages have harmed fellow Euro zone member countries and contributed to the bloc's current debt crisis, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in Geneva.