Katinka Barysch Quotes (15 Quotes)

But for the Europeans, it is also important to maintain their good ties with the Russians and the Chinese. The cooperation or the lack of obstruction you see from Russia and China at the moment is from the fact that the Europeans gained credibility in the past by going down the negotiations path.

Germany had a balancing function not only in European politics but in the European Union, between Britain and France, between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, and between Europe and the United States.

Europe now has to stand by its word and get tough with the Iranians.

The Polish view seems to be a contingency view. If the EU cannot reach a deal with Russia, then the Poles seems to be saying Europe needs alternative plans. But it is clear several member states will not want to exclude Russia. Germany has already made that clear to Poland.

The commission is right to be proposing a new European dimension of energy policy. The European angle is secondary for member states like France, which is sad. It will take time to make progress.

Russia is a very different place from the way we saw it just three or four years ago.

I would look at economic policy trends here -- quite clearly growing state control seems to have some kind of impact on output development.

It is a proxy battle for a more flexible employment model versus what the French like to call a social model for Europe.

The two countries cooperate on terrorism but German public opinion is very sensitive about certain tactics that the Americans are employing.

There's no doubt we will see a watering down of Merkel's program. When you look at the breakdown of the cabinet, it is clear that she will need a lot of skills to keep this government together.

The SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.

As economic competition increases and the pace of change accelerates, governments are trying to tighten their grip on what levers they have.

I don't think so. Every country is under pressure to defend their national interest.

The perception is that foreign investment is not good for jobs.

I'm worried about Turkey because there's a deadline for them to lift restrictions on Cypriot ships going into their ports. This will come to a head and cause an incident.