Joschka Fischer
Joschka Fischer
Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischeris a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and as Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. Fischer has been a leading figure in the West German Greens since the 1970s, and according to opinion polls, he was the most popular politician in Germany for most of the government's duration. Following the September 2005 election, in which the Schröder government was defeated, he left...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 April 1948
CountryGermany
A just and long term Middle East peace can only be reached through a cessation of the spiral of violence, moderation from all sides and a return to the negotiating table,
You want to be chancellor but you don't have a cool head,
I never use the concept, multipolar. I use multilateral. Because we have only one global power: whether you like it or not, this is the United States.
There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.
I don't believe, in the 21st century, in the balance of power system. This is a European idea of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Everybody is talking today about the economy.
A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.
Solutions must be based on compromises.
You must see the persons who are in charge-persons you can punish or vote for.
We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.
The EU is on the brink of becoming a European Federation by the year 2010... I feel sure that Britain will fall in line.
We already have a federation. The 11, soon to be 12, member States adopting the euro have already given up part of their sovereignty, monetary sovereignty, and formed a monetary union, and that is the first step towards a federation.
What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.
An enlarged Union based on Nice is not in the interest of any Member State ... This is not a threat. This is a messenger delivering news.