Spying Among Friends Is Never Acceptable.

For 10 Years, I Have Fought Passionately For Climate Protection.

Through The Threat Of Is, We Recognize How Important The Cooperation With Intelligence Services (inaudible) First And Foremost Also With The Services Of The United States Is.

A Good Compromise Is One Where Everybody Makes A Contribution.

So Europe Needs To Be Competitive And We Also Need To Be Competitive If We Wish To Remain An Interesting Economic Partner For The United States. This Has To Be Done On The Basis Of Strength, Of Competitiveness.

One Can Remain More Sure-footed By Taking Small Steps, But Perhaps Achieve Greater Speed By Taking Bigger Steps. Of Course, One Also Runs The Risk Of Setting Out In A Completely Erroneous Direction. Surely The Important Thing Isn't The Length Of Our Steps, But That The Objective Is Clear.