We are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany.

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

Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe's key to the 21st century. The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.

As far as my relationship with President Putin is concerned, it's fine.

Whatever the details of union may be, there's no doubt we need more policy coordination in Europe.

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.