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I suggested that countries with tighter finances think about such a [fuel] tax. We don't have the time at the moment for months of discussion.

Wolfgang Schauble

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Wolfgang Schauble
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 18
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If you live beyond your means and have to restructure as a result, you pay a price.
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It is true that no member state can be required to make payments to others. But if countries want to offer voluntary assistance, as in the Greek case, this isn't only allowed, but it's also in Germany's interest. We all benefit by ensuring the stability of the euro zone.
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The significant collapse of oil prices shows that it was previously way too high.
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A number of politicians, including those within your own party, believe Germans would be safer if the German military didn't insert itself into so many of the world's hot spots.
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Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.
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We will not be able to meet the challenges of integration and the threats posed by international terrorism. If we want to prevent attacks, we'll need more information and better integration.
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I don't know how many resolutions from the IMF or G-20 we have already written saying that such [financial] reforms are necessary for new growth.
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In the EU, we agree that the pressures causing migration must be reduced.
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I think we will have to spend more on defense, for infrastructure, for extension of the broadband network and also for domestic security.
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It is clear to us that we will have to become more involved in our neighboring regions so that the migration pressures aren't so high there. Of course the budget negotiations will be difficult, as they always are.
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About three million Muslims live in the country, but we have no relationship to our diverse Muslim society, despite the fact that it's an established part of our larger society. We need to build a stronger foundation for the relationship between Muslims and the state.
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Treaties exist so that they will be adhered to. It only serves to strengthen euroskepticism when we constantly make promises and reach agreements that we do not adhere to.
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I want to see religious instruction and sermons held in German in the mosques. The ideal, in my view, would be for imams to be trained in Germany and to speak our language, just as the Roman Catholic Church now holds mass in German and gave up Latin long ago.
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Our balanced budget has an important psychological function. It is a signal that we can't continue to constantly take on debt.
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We know that the abilities of European Union member states are not infinite. As such, it makes little sense for us to criticize each other.All of us accepted Sweden's decision to introduce border controls too. And that is a country that was for decades the most open to immigration.
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Britain is economically very closely integrated with its European partner countries. Were these ties to be cut, it would be a huge step backwards for the country and would weaken it considerably. In the era of globalisation, splendid isolation is not a smart option.
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You cannot form a community of countries of different strength without a certain amount of equilibrium. That is reflected in, for example, the EU budget and the bailout programs. That is why there are net payers and net recipients in Europe. A community cannot exist if the stronger do not take responsibility for the weaker.
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It has been clear for some time now that we have to do more for domestic and external security. I am prepared for that.
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Many things can happen very quickly in times of crisis.
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My job is not to predict everything that might happen in the future, but to address what we can do today.
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