Once again, we have shown the French-German motor, which is so important for European integration, works well,

These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people.

Anyone who wants to defend the European social model must ensure that the German-French relationship remains intact.

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

He did away with this fiction of the European interest being the same as the German interest. You can talk about national interest in a much more relaxed way today. The time was ripe for this and he acknowledged it. ... Schröder and Joschka Fischer, his Green foreign minister, deserve credit for giving Germany a more 'normal' foreign policy.

For the future, of course, we should create a European food safety agency which is transparent, efficient and above suspicion,