We have freedom to demonstrate in Germany, but there is no place for incitement and insulting people who come to us from other countries.

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

I believe that we will move forward a little tomorrow but I have my doubts that we will achieve a result.

There's a rumour going around that states cannot go bankrupt. This rumour is not true.

There's another point that I wanted to mention here, particularly the engagement and commitment to Africa. For us Europeans, Africa as a neighboring continent is of prime importance. The development of African countries is in our very own vested interest.

Just look at Poland, a sort of European perspective this has. So we have an interest in seeing this relationship be a good one. We have a lot of historical ties of course, a history that we share. But this mustn't keep us from wherever we feel there are very grave differences of opinion to raise them with them.

We need trust among allies and partners. Such trust now has to be built anew.