Topical viewpoints

Papers on Economic Policy

Implementing Religious Freedom Worldwide. Resolution by the CDU Federal Committee on Development Cooperation and Human Rights of 19 April 2011 (chair: Arnold Vaatz MP). PDF, 263 KB.

Angela Merkel: The "we-society"- the need for a New Social Market Economy. This article was published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 18.11.2000. PDF, 64 KB.

The New Social Market Economy. Discussion paper prepared by the CDU Germany Berlin, 27.08.2001. Abridged version. PDF, 63 KB.

"Changing Germany Fairly". A Summary of CDU programme for reform of social security systems. December 2003. PDF, 74 KB.

Papers on European Foreign and Security Policy

Resolution of the 24th Party Conference of the CDU of Germany: A Strong Europe - A Bright Future for Germany. (PDF, 80 kb) 

Angela Merkel: Speech on 40th Munich Conference on Security Policy. 07.02.2004. (PDF, 87 kb)

Angela Merkel: Speech on 39th Munich Conference on Security Policy. 08.02.2003. (PDF, 59 kb)

Germany's foreign policy interests: Stability through partnership and trust. Executive Committee Resolution of April 28, 2003. (PDF, 28 kb)

European Agenda. (PDF, 14 kb)

A Broad Consensus on Foreign Policy is Necessary.
Common Position of CDU und CSU on Iraq on August 7, 2002. (PDF, 11 kb)

DSGV Comments on "The Future of Economic Policy in the European Union".
General Position to Economic Policy Coordination within the European Monetary Union on July 24, 2002. (PDF, 11 kb)

We should use the accession to the European Union for the solution of the Cyprus conflict. Resolution of the National Committee of the CDU for Foreign and Security Policy chaired by Dr. Friedbert Pflüger MP on March 18, 2002. (PDF, 15 kb)

Defence and International Understanding: For a Harmel Report II of NATO.
Resolution of the National Committee of the CDU for Foreign and Security Policy chaired by Dr. Friedbert Pflüger MP on March 18, 2002. (PDF, 15 kb)

A Constitution for a strong Europe.
Working Document decided by the EPP Political Bureau of 7 March 2002 in Brussels. (PDF, 54 kb)

European Constitution Contract CDU and CSU Proposal.
Presented by CDU-CSU-Project Committee "European Constitution Contract" under the direction of Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, MdB, Bundesminister a.D. (retired Federal Minister) and Reinhold Bocklet, Bayerischer Staatsminister für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten (Bavarian State Minister for Federal and European Affairs). 26.11.2001. (PDF, 82 kb)

Volker Rühe: Guiding principles for a German and European Foreign and Security Policy. January 15, 2001. (PDF, 25 kb)

Europe 2010.
Common Theses of CDU and CSU for the Future Architecture of Europe. Munich/Berlin September 18, 2000. (PDF, 24 kb)

NMD: Defence Against Threats - Keeping Stability.
Using the Time Till Decision Taking for an Intensive Dialogue. Resolution of the National Committee of CDU Germany for Foreign and Security Policies (chaired by Dr. Friedbert Pflüger, Member of the German Bundestag). (PDF, 15 kb)

For a European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Capable to Act.
Resolution of the Party Conference of CDU Germany in Essen from the 9th to the 11th of April 2000 prepared by the two national committees of CDU Germany for European respectively Foreign and Security policies (chaired by Elmar Brok MEP and Dr. Friedbert Pflüger MP respectively). (PDF, 16 kb)

Reflections on European Policy II - the Future Course of European Integration.
Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Chairman of the CDU Germany Karl Lamers, Foreign Policy Spokesman on Foreign affairs of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag. 03.05.1999. (PDF, 142 kb)