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

I am not the German Tony Blair. Nor am I the German Bill Clinton. I am Gerhard Schroeder, chancellor of Germany, responsible for Germany. I don’t want to be a copy of anyone.

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

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