The economic development company of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has ended its collaboration with Soyeon Schroeder-Kim. This came after the company, which goes by the name NRW.Global Business, had "repeatedly" asked her "not to speak in public about politically sensitive issues" Schroeder's wife was with him on May 9, when the former chancellor attended Victory Day celebrations at the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
She originally had a contract until the end of 2023, as a representative of South Korea.