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

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 are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany.

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.

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

There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets.

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.