Country Quote by Cecilia Malmstrom

Look at Germany where 20 percent of the labor force is in manufacturing compared to about 8 percent in the United States. Germany pays…

— Edward Alden

In a changing world, some jobs disappear and new ones are created. That's how it has been for hundreds of years. When jobs disappear,…

— Cecilia Malmstrom

Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need…

— Jose Saramago

In the past, Germany could rely on the French, the British and, especially, the Americans, to assert our interests in the world. We have…

— Sigmar Gabriel

It is not so much the United States that is trying to push the European Union in one direction or another, it is developing…

— Pascal Lamy

At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We…

— Angela Merkel

Germany cannot get out of the euro. What it has to do, therefore, is make the economy more flexible - to eliminate the restrictions…

— Milton Friedman

The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter and a large number of people in Europe, including…

— Anonymous

It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment.

— Angela Merkel

Whatever the deal is with other countries, we want a better deal for America's workers.

— Nancy Pelosi

I believe many people - especially small- and medium-sized enterprises across the European Union - are disenchanted with Europe because we haven't delivered the…

— Frans Timmermans

Germany has acted effectively during the euro crisis. It needs to build on this to engage in other spheres too.

— Joachim Gauck