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

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.

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

We are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany.

Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.

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.