Germany is very free-trade oriented.

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.

We must take care that globalization does not become something people become afraid of.

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

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

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.

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