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.

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

A market that's as open as possible is the precondition for a successful economy, and a successful economy is the precondition to being able to pay for social security.

They have it wrong in asking if Schroeder favors Britain over France, or France over Britain. Schroeder favors Germany. That is what we all have to understand.

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

Next, we will create a modern immigration law.

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