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HARDtalk: Joschka Fischer, German Vice Chancellor 1998-2005

25/02/2009

Joschka Fischer, German Vice Chancellor 1998-2005

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Joschka Fischer, German Vice Chancellor 1998-2005

Stephen Sackur talks to former German Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer.

Former German Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer talks to Stephen Sackur about whether Europe is up to the challenge of overcoming the deep recession.

Last Autumn European leaders labelled the unfolding financial crisis as 'Made in America'. However, Europe is now faced with a deep recession, and a new American president who expects more from his European allies. 

Joschka Fischer was Germany's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, but is his country and the rest of Europe up to the challenge? He talks to Stephen Sackur.

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