I Am Proud To Have Been Capable

A Large Country With Such Outstanding Economic Performance As Germany Cannot Forget That It Owes Some Of Its Success To Demand From Other European Countries.

Germany And France Are Pinning Their Hopes On Young People, In Terms Of Education, Science And Innovation.

I Don't Want To Drive The Markets Crazy. I Don't Want To Create Trouble, But Rather Order And Rules And Norms. We Have To Struggle Against Financial Excesses, Those Who Speculate With Sovereign Debt, Those Who Develop Financial Products Which Have Done So Much Harm.

No One Imposes Things On Anyone In Europe. That's Not My Notion, Nor Is It My Temperament. The Eu Has Always Functioned Under The Banner Of Respect, Equilibrium And Trust.

The German-french Friendship Is Indispensable For Europe. And I Will Never Let Myself Be Carried Away To Making Statements That Would Change It.