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Sunday melancholia
on the German autobahns.
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For one day,
roads remained useless
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across the landscape.
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On the second car-free Sunday,
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the streets were emptier
than during the first driving ban.
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Authorities had set stricter rules
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for giving out driving permits.
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The police announced tougher controls.
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1600 drivers went for a ride
to the countryside without a permit
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and were fined at least 500 marks.
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Pedestrians occupy
the cities' main streets.
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But snow and rain
meant that most FRG citizens
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couldn't experience an environmentally
friendly journey in a car-free city.
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Those who couldn't leave the car
at home on this day
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found ways of circumventing
the driving ban.
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In the parliament,
the government and opposition
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stated their position on
the consequences of the oil embargo.
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I'd like to add a critical word.
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I have to conclude
that we will offer resistance,
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should there be attempts
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to alleviate and correct
the consequences
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of long-term shortcomings
and recent events,
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not with informed solutions,
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but by wanting to change
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economic and social systems
through these means.
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By putting the mining industry
under state control,
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we would certainly achieve
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an unemployment rate close
to a million for an indefinite period.
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It is not unlikely...
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that the rate of economic growth
in the coming year,
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as predicted by us and the experts,
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will not be the plus 3 points,
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but will drop towards zero.
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And that a change in price tendency
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will be even harder to achieve
than in the past.
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In all sincerity,
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not everyone will be able to keep
their job in this situation.
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But together with the economy,
we will make every effort
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to provide a job to everyone.
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Copyright © 2012 TITELBILD, Berlin
Subtitles: L. Corper et al.