It Will Not Be Possible To Solve

As Chancellor, I Am - As It Should Be - Constantly Under The Microscope From Both The Public And The Media. It Is Also Important To Me That My Staff Tells Me Openly How They See Things. And An Additional Good Indicator Is The Mood In My Own Electoral District. When I Am There, Which Happens Frequently, No One Is Particularly Excited Or Impressed Anymore To Meet The Chancellor. People There Tell Me Immediately What Is Going Well And What Isn't.

Global Climate Change Is One Of The Greatest Challenges Facing Humanity In The Twenty-first Century.

We're Saying This To Both Countries: We Want A Two-state Solution. We Want A Jewish State Of Israel And Alongside An Independent Palestinian State. Unilateral Measures Are Not Helping At All To Bring About This Cause, And We Agree That We Wish To Cooperate Very Closely On This, Because As We Both Say, Time Is Of The Essence.

Our Relationship With The United States Is Not Reduced To Questions Of Fighting Terrorism And The Iraq War. German-american Relations Were So Good For So Many Years Because They Extended Deeply Into The Normal Lives Of People.

Herr Schroder Has Conducted Two Electoral Campaigns, And He Is Doing It Again Now, By Not Telling People What Is Really Necessary. He Keeps Avoiding The Difficult And Uncomfortable Issues, Those That Imply Changes And Therefore Provoke Discussions.