Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attends a conference themed "Agenda 2010 - Balance and Outlook" on March 14, 2013 in Berlin. Ten years after former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder launched his "Agenda 2010" reform programme, his social democratic SPD party prepares to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in federal elections to take place in September 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAURIZIO GAMBARINI GERMANY OUT