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

- Gerhard Schroder

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.

- Gerhard Schroder

We are seeing significant growth in foreign investment in Germany.

- Gerhard Schroder

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

- Gerhard Schroder

We must take care that globalization does not become something people become afraid of.

- Gerhard Schroder

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.

- Gerhard Schroder

We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented.

- Gerhard Schroder

Any degree of unemployment worries me.

- Gerhard Schroder

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

- Gerhard Schroder