BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 20, 1999 ISSUE
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INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS Handicapping German Reforms THE CHANCES -- Center-right victory in Saarland shows voters are willing to accept reforms if properly packaged. -- Opposition gains will help persuade dissidents in the center-left SPD to tone down rhetoric, accept compromise. -- All factions agree reforms are needed; room for consensus exists. THE RISKS -- More poor election results for the SPD could fatally weaken Chancellor Schroder's authority. -- The opposition could choose to blockade Schroder's proposals rather than seek compromise. -- High unemployment means that eastern German voters are in an ugly mood and thus unpredictable. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS For Schroder, Bad News, Good News? (int'l edition) TABLE: Saarland at a Glance TABLE: Handicapping German Reforms INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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