44 Quotes by Gerhard Schroder

This is one of the gravest crises Europe has ever experienced... An agreement failed because of the completely stubborn attitudes of the UK and the Netherlands.

This question about Iraq has gotten personal.

It was with horror that I learned of the abominable terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington in which so many innocent people have lost their lives. My government staunchly condemns these acts of terrorism. The German people are at the side of the United States of America in this difficult hour. I wish to express my deep-felt condolences and complete solidarity to you and the American people. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

Any degree of unemployment worries me.

Take the military option off the table - we have already seen it doesn't work.

Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe's key to the 21st century. The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.

The euro is a sickly premature infant, the result of an over-hasty monetary union.

There’s no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets.

Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don’t want dominance.