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

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.

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.

Any degree of unemployment worries me.

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

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

Next, we will create a modern immigration law.