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

Any degree of unemployment worries me.

We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank.

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

One effect could be that the huge atomic arsenal created in the cold war could be reduced significantly.

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