Such a coalition would be bad for the economy, and for democracy and the parties. It would strengthen the extreme left and the extreme right. We can’t want that.

We need a basic contract about the cooperation between Volkswagen and Porsche. It’s about avoiding conflicts of interest.

We need a big debate on whether it is responsible to end nuclear power – I am convinced it is not.

[Increasingly jittery conservative politicians warned yesterday that a left-right coalition – last tried in Germany in the late 1960s with mixed results – would be a disaster.] Such a coalition would be bad for the...

There is a good relationship between our agriculture ministers and there are many possibilities for co-operation in this field.

It’s a ridiculous idea, … We won’t to agree to a ‘grand coalition’ at any price.

There is no way we can accept that.

I do not expect any vote,

Everything is now in place to move the company forward.