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

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

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

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.

The euro is a sickly premature infant, the result of an over-hasty monetary union.

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

As far as missile defense is concerned, a very thorough consultation process is underway.