"The Kohl Government needed something that would give it the image of being in control on a major issue."
See below for position of the Kohl government on this issue.
The Kohl government is profoundly aware of this responsibility.
I'm not saying that the historic decisions of the Kohl Government were beyond criticism.
The Kohl Government has asked that he not return.
The resettlement issue is the most pressing one for the Kohl Government.
Once the appeals channel is exhausted, the final decision must be made by the Kohl Government.
The foreign policy of the Kohl Government has been generally impressive, but its domestic record is disastrous.
And now every year during the budget debate in the Kohl Government, the industry subsidies will be a potential target of its opponents.
He was an advisor to the Kohl government.