The willingness to learn new skills is very high. |
Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry - especially the medium sized businesses - and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness. |
The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations. |
In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together. |
It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment. |
I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it just happened. It was bad luck. In that situation, you need to be very strong psychologically to carry on. |
I think that the EU with the Lisbon agenda has put the right emphasis on growth and employment. |
I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely. |