Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.
That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.
What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.
I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness.
What we need is a common goal for more Europe.
We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.
Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.
A country's strategy is always based on a fundamental philosophical outlook.
With some other top players I'm part of a company trying to put on events in Europe, especially Germany, but also Poland, Austria, Russia. There's so much talent coming out of the Far East now, and we want the same thing in Europe.
I loved Europe so much.
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