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Above All It Is Important To Point Out That We Can Only Maintain Our Prosperity In Europe If We Belong To The Most Innovative Regions In The World.

If I May, To Underline First Of All That I Am Very Much Impressed That In Spite Of The Very Tough Election Campaign, This Transition Period In The United States Of America Follows Democratic Principles And Is All About The American People. It's About The Destiny Of The American People.

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.

I'm A Person Who Acknowledges Reality. I Don't Get Up Every Morning And Ask Myself: What Would I Do Differently If I Were Chancellor In A Black-and-yellow (christian Democrat And Free Democrat) Coalition? The Spd (social Democratic Party) And The (christian Democrat And Christian Social) Union Stand To Weaken Their Own Positions If They Don't Make This Coalition A Success. And We Both Want Success.

Democracy Must Be Our Answer To Terrorism