Gerhard Schroder

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days. ”

There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets. ”

We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented. ”

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner. ”

Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don't want dominance. ”

Indeed, the creators of the euro envisioned it as an instrument to promote political union. ”

We really believe our national interests are identical with European interests. ”

Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive. ”

A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy. ”

My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership. ”