Gerhard Schroder Quotes


"The question of feasibility, the question of cost, the question of including partners elsewhere in the world, the question of the effect of this project on arms agreements - all these issues are in discussion."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Effect, Project, Question, World)

"Indeed, the creators of the euro envisioned it as an instrument to promote political union."
- Gerhard Schroder
"My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Policy, Impression, American, Partnership)

"Naturally we are aware of the strength of our economy and naturally we don't want to downplay it."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Strength, Economy, Want)

"Next, we will create a modern immigration law."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Law, Will)

"One effect could be that the huge atomic arsenal created in the cold war could be reduced significantly."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: War, Effect)

"There's no conflict between the social-welfare state and open markets."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Conflict, Open, State)

"This question about Iraq has gotten personal."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Iraq, Question)

"We are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Growth, Germany, Investment)

"We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Policy, Decision, Will)

"A market that's as open as possible is the precondition for a successful economy, and a successful economy is the precondition to being able to pay for social security."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Successful, Being, Economy, Open, Security)

"We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Change, People, Goal, Help, Jobs, Want)

"If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Policy, Goal, American, Russia, Wishes)

"Whatever the details of union may be, there's no doubt we need more policy coordination in Europe."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Policy, Doubt, Europe, May)

"We really believe our national interests are identical with European interests."
- Gerhard Schroder
"Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Policy, Debate, Politicians)

"A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Policy, Duty)

"Any degree of unemployment worries me."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Unemployment)

"As far as missile defense is concerned, a very thorough consultation process is underway."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Defense)

"As far as my relationship with President Putin is concerned, it's fine."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: President)

"Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don't want dominance."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Germany, Want)

"Germany is very free-trade oriented."
- Gerhard Schroder
(Related: Germany)