This is not just a German problem, ... It's a problem affecting all of Europe.

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.

Even if some have written occasionally about the motor stuttering, the last really historical steps that Europe has taken show that this relationship between Germany and France is in an extremely good state,

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

It's not the 1950s but rather a return to the 19th century,

Let's not be too sentimental or else we'll have to get out our handkerchiefs,