It Is Clear That Germany Needs A

Those Who Reject Integration Programs In The Long Term Have As Little Right To Stay In Germany As A Hate Preacher Paid From Abroad In A Mosque.

Less And Less Is The Question Being Asked As To Whether Developments Are Taking Place In A Democratic And Free Way. Europe Is In A Phase In Which This Output Is No Longer Sufficiently Visible Or Tangible. Youth Unemployment Is Still Far Too High, We Still Haven't Solved Our Currency Problem And Living Conditions In Europe Are Drifting Apart. That Is One Reason Why Critics Say That Our Europe Is Based On Yesteryear's Model.

My Office Has A View Of Low-cost Housing, Old East German Prefabricated Apartment Buildings. It Isn't An Attractive View, But It's Very Helpful, Because It Reminds Me To Ask Myself, Whenever There Is A Decision To Be Made, Whether The People Who Live There Can Afford Our Decisions.

I Am Certain That The United States Next Year, Under A New President - Regardless Whether It's Obama Or Mccain - Will Present An Ambitious Program Promoting Renewable Energies And Energy Efficiency. Europe Could Quickly Fall Behind.

The Claim That Democracy And Efficiency Are Contradictory Is Nonsense. That's Evident In The History Of Democracy Itself, Because It Is Only Democrats Who Were And Continue To Be Capable Of Learning From Mistakes. A More Appropriate Question Is To Ask Whether A Country Like China, Which Has Been So Incredibly Successful Economically, Is Actually Inefficient In Light Of Its Environmental Destruction And Its Corruption. In China's Perception, However, The Democratic Model Is Doubtlessly Inferior.