“Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific region.” WorldLastsNextChanceEconomyInfluenceStandardsEuropeTradeRegionsAsiaPacificWorld TradeLast Chance Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“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.” WinningSocialConditionsBalanceCreatingEuropeDemocraticFinancialGermanyFinancial MarketsTaming Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“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.” YearsStatesCertainFallNextEnergyPresidentUnitedBehindsUnited StatesEuropeProgramAmbitiousEfficiencyPromotingNext YearMccainRenewable EnergyEnergy Efficiency Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for many decades with the social market economy. That is no longer enough. Now we need to do it in Europe and even globally.” NeedsFirstsEnoughSocialEconomyCapitalismFirst TimeEuropeDemocratConvincedDecadesGermanyMarket EconomyTamed Author:Sigmar Gabriel
