It is actually a new chapter in expansion negotiations,

If we trust Turkey to make further progress, we should trust Croatia too, … It’s in Europe’s best interest to start negotiations with Croatia immediately.

The Social Democrats speculate that the union is not united. And there was speculation about a coalition without Merkel. They might even dream of a coalition without Merkel. This speculation will go nowhere. We will...

this triangular relationship involving Berlin, Paris and Moscow was a dangerous development. It was very dangerous for the small countries in Europe because they perceived it as an axis and you can understand why. We...

The decision over the pipeline has been made,

The federal chancellor is giving Tehran the disastrous impression that the world community is no longer united, … He is thereby accepting the growing danger of an Iranian nuclear bomb.

Although he knows better, … he is acting as if the problem is not in Tehran, but in Washington.

It is the world that has changed, … The fundamentals are more or less the same. Germany’s interests and foreign policy are anchored on a European position and a trans-Atlantic partnership, both going hand in...

The public accept the democratic results of the elections, … The union did not have an overwhelming victory but they get more votes and seats than the Social Democrats and so it is up to...

There is a lot of skepticism,