I am not the German Tony Blair. Nor am I the German Bill Clinton. I am Gerhard Schroeder, chancellor of Germany, responsible for Germany. I don't want to be a copy of anyone.

The euro will raise the citizens' awareness of their belonging to one Europe more than any other integration step to date.

We are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany.

Naturally we are aware of the strength of our economy and naturally we don't want to downplay it.

We want to encourage those who are able to work, no question.

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.