Take the military option off the table - we have already seen it doesn't work.
We want to encourage those who are able to work, no question.
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.
There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets.
Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don't want dominance.
One effect could be that the huge atomic arsenal created in the cold war could be reduced significantly.