From my own experience in dealing with the Nazi-grandpas, who have now clearly made a return, I would recommend a bit of fundamental imperturbability.

- Joschka Fischer

We already have a federation. The 11, soon to be 12, member States adopting the euro have already given up part of their sovereignty, monetary sovere…

- Joschka Fischer

Solutions must be based on compromises.

- Joschka Fischer

We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.

- Joschka Fischer

Let's forget the reunification, let's just shut up and don't talk about that topic for the next 20 years.

- Joschka Fischer

An enlarged Union based on Nice is not in the interest of any Member State ... This is not a threat. This is a messenger delivering news.

- Joschka Fischer

Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age

- Joschka Fischer

What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, j…

- Joschka Fischer

Germany is to be contained from outside and heterogenized from the inside by influx, 'diluted' so to speak.

- Joschka Fischer