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

This is one of the gravest crises Europe has ever experienced... An agreement failed because of the completely stubborn attitudes of the UK and the Netherlands.

We are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany.

The euro will raise the citizens' awareness of their belonging to one Europe more than any other integration step to date.

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

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

This question about Iraq has gotten personal.