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Taming The Financial Markets And Winning Back Democratic Control Over Them Is The Central Condition For Creating A New Social Balance In Germany And Europe.

Besides Germany, The Only Countries That Don't Have Speed Limits Are Places Like Nepal, Where Road Conditions Are So Bad That A Limit Would Be Beside The Point. In Other Words, It's A Little Crazy That This Is Even A Topic For Debate In Germany.

I Am Certain That The United States Next Year, Under A New President - Regardless Whether It's Obama Or Mccain - Will Present An Ambitious Program Promoting Renewable Energies And Energy Efficiency. Europe Could Quickly Fall Behind.

Countries That Work With Europe Should Feel Safer Than They Would If They Worked With Non-democratic Regimes. Why Isn't Europe Building Infrastructure In Africa Instead Of Leaving It To The Chinese? Why Haven't We Succeeded In Promoting The Economic Development Of Our Neighbors In The Balkans, Instead Conceding These Countries To Growing Russian Influence? In An Uncomfortable World, We Europeans Can No Longer Sit Back And Wait For The U.s.a.

Turkey Is Currently Seeking To Make Itself More Independent From Europe And Is Turning To The East. Is That In Our Interest? Does It Help Us Bolster Western Values In Turkey, Or At Least Here At Home? Or Are We Making Ourselves Weaker Overall? At The Same Time, Turkey Is Violating Our European Moral Concepts. It's A Difficult Conflict To Endure, And It Leads To Necessary Disputes And Debates.