An Institution Like Guantanamo In Its Present

We Cannot Allow Employers In Germany To Pay Hourly Wages Of 50 Cents And Shift The Remainder Of The Burden To The Taxpayer. After All, We Want To Create Jobs, Not Open A Self-service Shop For Resourceful Employers.

I Believe That We Do Not Share As Many Values With Russia Yet As We Do With The United States. On The Other Hand, We Have A Strong Interest In Russia Developing In A Reasonable Direction.

As Chancellor, I Am - As It Should Be - Constantly Under The Microscope From Both The Public And The Media. It Is Also Important To Me That My Staff Tells Me Openly How They See Things. And An Additional Good Indicator Is The Mood In My Own Electoral District. When I Am There, Which Happens Frequently, No One Is Particularly Excited Or Impressed Anymore To Meet The Chancellor. People There Tell Me Immediately What Is Going Well And What Isn't.

Overcoming The Cold War Required Courage From The People Of Central And Eastern Europe And What Was Then The German Democratic Republic, But It Also Required The Steadfastness Of Western Partner Over Many Decades When Many Had Long Lost Hope Of Integration Of The Two Germanys And Europe.

We Need Trust Among Allies And Partners. Such Trust Now Has To Be Built Anew.