I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education.

I think we can say our energy system will be the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world.

I take advantage of the ability to fly with helicopters belonging to the federal police force, and this privilege is consistent with rules that have been in place for decades. A chancellor must be accessible at all times and be in a position to execute their duties as best they can. I must have the ability to immediately return to Berlin if necessary. There are also security considerations.

Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.

We have shared those values, we continue to share those values and obviously, we will continue to cooperate with the new administration [of the U.S].

This (multicultural) approach has failed, utterly failed.

Only our own strength, a strong conservative party, can prevent Red-Red-Green from taking power at the federal level in 2017.