Michael Glosis a German politicianwho served as Minister for Economics and Technology from November 22, 2005, until February 10, 2009... (wikipedia)
I am convinced that, internally, Gerhard Schroeder already has stepped back somewhat and is only asking himself how he can sell that to his party and the supporters who trust him.
I find him really efficient and I think he's perfect for every post.
We need to speed up the approval process with fewer agencies involved, fewer forms to fill out, fewer meetings and fewer rules. That's the only way we're going to free up energies that will lead to the creation of new jobs.
Thirty percent of our gas comes from Russia at the moment. That should be increased. But it can only be increased if we know that deliveries from the East are dependable.
It's no good if we go ahead and switch off safe nuclear plants...and increase our energy prices that way.
I don't think that the negotiations will fail.
I am optimistic that these talks won't collapse.
The latest developments show how important it is to draw on a balanced, broad energy mix.