The Substance Of The Constitution Is Preserved.

I Think We Live In A Period Of Profound Transformation. Very Similar To When We Had A Transition From Agricultural Societies To Industrial Societies.

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.

The Role Of The Opposition Leader Differs From That Of The Chancellor. If This Government Is To Be Successful, I Have To Take The Emotional State Of All Partners Into Account. Besides, The Social Democrats Didn't Exactly Present Me With The Motto "let Us Dare To Have More Freedom" On A Silver Platter.

Foreign Policy That Is Obviously Guided By Interests, But That Is Very Much Also Committed To Shared Values, So We Have A Platform, Democracy, Freedom, Respect Of Human Rights That We Would Like To See Respected All Over The World And Also, A Peaceful World Order.

Politicians Have To Be Committed To People In Equal Measures.